Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
I respond to the charge of cultural appropriation leveled at teenager Keziah Daum who wore a traditional Chinese dress to her high school prom. I focus on Stoic themes of cosmopolitanism, humility, and valuing wisdom no matter where it originated to argue, in this case, that the controversy is much ado about nothing.
Gregory Sadler joins me for conversation to talk about human nature: what it means to be a human, how we can harness the better parts of ourselves, work to make progress, the social nature of humans, and the importance of friendship amidst our discussion of the Stoic maxim living in accordance with nature.
