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Don’t be stoic: Roman Stoicism’s origins show its perniciousness

12 mins | Jul 26, 2022
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Why it's a sign of humanity to look around the world and feel the pain of injustice. Stoicism may seem a solution to many of our problems, but is a society run by stoics, or filled with stoics, a worse society for us to live in? Henry Gruber, a historian and archaeologist, argues why you should not become a stoic despite the benefits of Stoic spiritual exercise.

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