Why Stoicism Is Making a Comeback
A Roman emperor once jotted down private reminders to himself about anger, mortality, and the discipline of judgment—never intending anyone else to read them. Nearly two thousand years…
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Why Aristotle Is Still Called the Greatest Philosopher
The Philosopher Who Was Wrong About Almost Everything Aristotle believed the sun orbited the earth. He thought heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones. He argued that flies…
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What Plato’s Allegory of the Cave Reveals About Reality and Knowledge
Imagine spending your entire life watching shadows flicker on a wall and believing they were the only real things in existence. You would name them, argue about them,…
