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Bryan Caplan, economist and bestselling author, discusses practical wisdom from modern economics and ancient philosophy.
He argues against medicalization of human behavior, champions personal agency, and reveals why appeasement often beats confrontation. Caplan shows how lessons from economics can serve as self-help and why creating a "social bubble" – the modern version of an Epicurean garden – might be the smartest way to navigate modern life.
The conversation spans Epicurean and Stoic perspectives on death, social obligations, and the thinker Thomas Szasz.
Self-Help Is Like a Vaccine
The Myth of the Rational Voter
Caplan on Szasz
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Bryan Caplan, economist and bestselling author, discusses practical wisdom from modern economics and ancient philosophy.
He argues against medicalization of human behavior, champions personal agency, and reveals why appeasement often beats confrontation. Caplan shows how lessons from economics can serve as self-help and why creating a "social bubble" – the modern version of an Epicurean garden – might be the smartest way to navigate modern life.
The conversation spans Epicurean and Stoic perspectives on death, social obligations, and the thinker Thomas Szasz.
Self-Help Is Like a Vaccine
The Myth of the Rational Voter
Caplan on Szasz
***
Subscribe to The Stoa Letter for weekly meditations, actions, and links to the best Stoic resources: www.stoaletter.com/subscribe
Download the Stoa app (it’s a free download): https://stoameditation.com/pod
If you try the Stoa app and find it useful, but truly cannot afford it, email us and we'll set you up with a free account.
Listen to more episodes and learn more here: https://stoameditation.com/blog/stoa-conversations/
Thanks to Michael Levy for graciously letting us use his music in the conversations: https://ancientlyre.com/
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