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How to Be Good: Seeking Virtue with Massimo Pigliucci
Classical Wisdom Speaks
The Test of Success in the Ancient World
The quest for character starts with ourselves, not with telling other people what to do. Plato's attempt to influence Dionysus II, the tyrant of Syracuse, almost caused Plato his life. Alexander the Great arguably succeeded too much because Aristotle was trying to create a panellianistic world. For every Seneca who tries to teach Nero, there is a Cato or Marcus Aurelius who are far more effective than themselves.
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