#166: Self, Soul, and Living a More Idealistic Life

The Art of Manliness

• Episode: #166: Self, Soul, and Living a More Idealistic Life
• Website: The Art of Manliness
• Feed URL: http://feeds.feedburner.com/artofmanlinesspodcast
• Duration: 00:53:12
• Published: 2016-01-05 16:16

One of my favorite books I read last year is called Self & Soul: A Defense of Ideals by a professor named Mark Edmundson. He makes the argument that in the West, our commitment to ideals (the Soul) is fading, and we're becoming a culture of the Self -- desiring comfort, safety, and materialism over the ancient ideals of courage, compassion, and contemplation. In today's podcast we discuss ancient ideals, the cultural history of the decline of ideals, and how we can revive Soul in the modern wold.