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Marcus Aurelius

In Our Time: Philosophy

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I Think It Makes Sense, Catherine. Is It a Typical Stoic?

In some ways, marcus is not a typical stoic. But he seems to think there is still a separation between our earthly bodily confinement and the divine world. And as you say, he loathes court life a lot of the time. He dislikes the flatterers and the hypocrisies of it. There's what a very famous quotin in six 30 when he reprimands himself and says, be careful, don't become caesarifidDon't become like caesar, don't be dipped in the purple dye. Purple being, of course, the colour, not just of emprors, but also of tyrants. So he he finds that world morally disgusting

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