Hypocrisy is all about claiming to have virtues we don’t have. And the Romans were really into virtue. Our journey to explore hypocrisy takes us back to Ancient Rome, a civilization whose values shaped how we perceive virtue (and even gave us the word “virtue” itself).

So, how these virtues influence our perceptions of hypocrisy?

This list will detail the most well-known Roman virtues, and their respective vices of excess and deficiency, as per Aristotle’s doctrine of the mean. Between Aristotle and the Romans, we should now know enough virtues to understand how virtue works, and by extension, how hypocrisy works.

Oh and… yes, it’s been a while. I’m back from the dead. From now on, I will be releasing these episodes monthly (a more realistic schedule). Thank you for your patience and for continuing  ...