Perennial Wisdom

Emily Austin | An Epicurean Guide to Life


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On today’s episode, my guest is Prof. Emily Austin, the author of the new book Living for Pleasure: An Epicurean Guide to Life. Living for Pleasure is part of the Guides to the Good Life series by Oxford University Press. As many of you know, I’m a huge fan of the series. It is dedicated to the idea that philosophy can, as it was for hundreds of years in the ancient world – be a way of life. Prof. Austin’s book is another wonderful addition to the series.

In the conversation, Emily and I discuss:

  • Finding Philosophy
  • Who is Epicurus (and why his philosophy matters today)
  • Tranquility
  • Pleasure
  • Virtue
  • Gratitude
  • The fear of death
  • Wisdom in daily life, and much more.

  • Register for the free 5-Week Wisdom 101 Course, The Timeless Art of Leading a Life, starting on Wednesday (18 Jan 23 at Noon EST). The course consists of an email meditation every Monday and a live meetup every Wednesday at Noon EST. We are going to explore timeless perspectives, principles, and practices to help us live our highest good. You can learn more and register at Perennialleader.com/leading-a-life. Again, the course is completely free for listeners and subscribers of our daily newsletter (Perennial Meditations on Substack). I hope to see you there!


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