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On the Methodology of Ancient Greek Moral Philosophies
The odd case of Pyrrho’s similarity to Aristotle
Nov 27, 2024 • 
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Book Review: Alexander At the End of the World
The Years of Forgetting Aristotle
Aug 2, 2024 • 
Doug Bates
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Book Review: Alexander At the End of the World
On Anger
The Pyrrhonist approach to anger, with a comparison to the Stoic, Epicurean, Aristotelian, and Platonist approaches.
Jul 26, 2024 • 
Doug Bates
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The Dichotomy of Control Isn’t (Exactly) Stoic
In about everybody’s list of key Stoic ideas is the idea commonly called the “dichotomy of control.” As Epictetus famously put it:
Jul 5, 2024 • 
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Robert Pirsig and the Ancient Greeks Who Also Knew Aristotle Was Messing With Our Minds
I had the opportunity to attend the book launch for Wendy Pirsig’s book On Quality: An Inquiry into Excellence: Unpublished and Selected Writings. My…
Jul 2, 2024 • 
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