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Massimo Pigliucci on Why Virtue Matters
The Daily Stoic
What Matters Is the Essence of the Person
Seneca would say it doesn't matter if you get the superficial stuff right. What matters is do you get the essence of the person right? He talks about this as far as the Odyssey goes. It's not like there's a phonetical spelling guide. You meet someone today who has a perfectly reasonably spelled name and then they let you know they pronounce it in some sort of idiosyncratic way.
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