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HoP 107 - Practice Makes Perfect - Christian Asceticism

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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Introduction

Peter Adamson: The Marshmallow Test is an unsettling psychological experiment. He says the children who managed to restrain themselves turned out to do better in life, educationally and in other ways. Christian Aesticism can be seen as a form of self-control that we should strive for every day.

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