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- SymposiumPlato, Symposium: This is one of Plato’s literary masterpieces, along with the Republic. It contains several …
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- Nature and Human Nature in Aesop’s FablesSince ancient times, readers have recognized that the dogs, foxes, lions, ants, grasshoppers, and other creatures …
- Ancient Cynicism, ancient philosophy for contemporary lifeTo combat the corrosive affects of contemporary cynicism implicit in the ineffectual carping that has so …
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