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How ancient Stoicism can help teach us to treat othersand ourselvesmore fairly and mercifully

There are times when weve all felt that we havent been treated as we deservethat weve been misjudged shortchanged or given a raw deal And at one time or another other people have probably felt that weve treated them just as unfairly How to Do the Right Thing draws on the principles of ancient Stoicism as articulated by the Roman statesman and philosopher Seneca to help listeners better navigate one of the most important practical questions of daily lifehow to do right by others

Starting from the virtue of magnanimitythe opposite of smallmindednessHow to Do the Right Thing draws together lessons from Senecas writings that stress the importance of calm and clear thinking of judging oneself fairly before judging others and of cutting people slack with a bias toward mercyall delivered in crisp and lively new translations