Ars Vivendi

Ars Vivendi (literally, the art of living) is an occasional series of video conversations with colleagues who have written about philosophy as a way of life. (The series was formerly known as “Meet the Greco-Romans”.)

All episodes published so far are listed below, most recent on top. Enjoy!

• Ep. 24, Inger Kuin on Diogenes “the dog”

• Ep. 23, Joshua Foa Dienstag on philosophical pessimism

• Ep. 22, Armand D’Angour on How to Talk about Love

• Ep. 21, James Romm on Plato and the Tyrant

• Ep. 20, How to Live a Good Life-V-Confucianism and Daoism

• Ep. 19, How to Live a Good Life-IV-Ethical Culture and Secular Humanism

• Ep. 18, How to Live a Good Life-III-Stoicism and Epicureanism

• Ep. 17, How to Live a Good Life-II-Buddhism and Hinduism

• Ep. 16, How to Live a Good Life-I-Introduction

• Ep. 15, Michel Conner on Stoic comedy

• Ep. 14, Quintus Curtius on translating Cicero

• Ep. 13, John Sellars on Stoicism and Epicureanism

• Ep. 12, Josiah Osgood on how to be a bad emperor

• Ep. 11, Michael Fontaine on Cicero, jokes, and grief

• Ep. 10, Vittorio Bufacchi on why Cicero matters

• Ep. 9, Richard Bett on ancient Skepticism

• Ep. 8, Don Robertson on Marcus Aurelius

• Ep. 7, Jeff Beneker on Plutarch and leadership

• Ep. 6, Mark Usher on Cynicism and how to say no

• Ep. 5, Robin Reames on the importance of rhetoric

• Ep. 4, James Romm on Seneca

• Ep. 3, Peter Adamson on Classical and Hellenistic philosophy

• Ep. 2, Tony Long on Epictetus

• Ep. 1, Robin Waterfield on Plato