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Socratic State of Mind Podcast

Exploring the wisdom of history"s greatest men and women to help us live more productive, tranquil, and moral lives. andrewperlot.substack.com

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17:39

The Only Substitute For Tasty Food

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2025/07/17

“The more one has, the more one wants, since satisfactions received only stimulate instead of filling needs.” — Emile Durkheim, Suicide: A Study in Sociology.“Nature abhors a vacuum.” Aristotle observed this 2,300 years ago, and for humans, pleasure vacuums may be most abhorrent of all. Let go of harmful pleasures and you’ll probably relapse or fill the void with something else. Well, most of the rich world is now wrapped up in unhealthy food tailored to maximize enjoyment rather than health. You

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8:57

Can We Be Slim if Obesity Isn't Bad?

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2025/07/14

Original Article: https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewperlot/p/can-we-be-slim-if-obesity-isnt-bad?r=1xulhu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true“You seem, Antiphon, to imagine that happiness consists in luxury and extravagance. But I hold that: to need nothing is divine; to need as little as possible is nearest to the divine.” — Socrates, Memorabilia, 1.6I’ve got a question for you: “Does anything matter?”Weird question, I know. But I suspect it has some predictive qualities.For

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21:17

We're All Deluded About Food & Obesity

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2025/07/10

“Pass the margarine,” I say to the man across the table, and he hands it over with a smile. Then I punch him in the face. “This psychopath just gave me exactly what I asked for!” I scream so every diner can hear my outrage. “What if he’d given that margarine to my defenseless child? Are we going to stand for this?”Most look up from their chicken fried steaks and nachos in confusion. “Yah,” one says. “It’s tasty.”But some glance past their Pringle cans, surveying distended bellies. “Tell um,

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8:05

What No One told Us About "Love Thine Enemy"

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2025/06/23

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8:47

The Social Jiu-Jitsu of Ben Franklin & The Stoics

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2025/06/19

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8:39

Why Crowds Roar At The Wrong Places

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2025/06/16

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6:47

Is Wisdom Hidden In Crowds?

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2025/06/12

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7:17

We Should Judge More

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2025/06/09

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9:09

Why Your Excellence is Opposed

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2025/06/05

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7:23

How to Human Tonight

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2025/06/02

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5:49

In Defense of Heartless Stoics

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2025/05/26

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20:17

Don't Blame Babyboomers: Blame This

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2025/05/22

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12:00

Welcome To Our Quagmire

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2025/05/15

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9:56

What My Dog Taught Me About Life & Philosophy

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2025/05/12

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5:02

How Marcus Aurelius Balanced Justice and Sanity

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2025/05/08

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11:25

How To Become Curious About Anything

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2025/05/05

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13:28

What Few Will Say About The Gaza Conflict

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2025/04/30

Philosophy exiles us from our tribe and its pleasant certainties; the only consolation is that it makes us a confederate of all humanity. I’ve been thinking about this for several years because many people in my orbit have strong opinions about the ongoing, disastrous conflict in Gaza and are intent on forcing them on the world (and me). They also have definite, insistent views on the proper remedies. There are several groups (is there ever just one?):The masses who know little and care less. Some

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12:18

Stoicism's Memory Problem

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2025/04/25

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12:51

Why Substack Sucks Less

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2025/04/21

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11:49

Rebuilding Community Is Like Nuclear Disarmament: A...

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2025/04/16

I was happy to stumble on Sara Ness’s Substack after losing track of her for years. We met in 2013, when she was running an Austin Relating Games group, and I’ve always been impressed with her thoughtful ideas about communication, connection, and community. We’ve decided to exchange some letters about overlapping interests, and we’ll continue as long as we and our subscribers enjoy it. Let us know what you think.Dear SaraRebuilding community from the fractious status quo is like nuclear

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