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Donald Robertson on Marcus Aurelius and Understanding Stoicism
The Daily Stoic
The Herodian's Sense of Humour
Esi: The idea that marcus loses not one, not two, not three, not four, not five, but six children, it's impossible to even conceive what that would have been like. Esi: He was a incredibly affectionate and warm andvidual his letters to his friends as well. And he did seem to put a lot of a emphasis on just speaking the truth, doing a right thing, even if it made you unpopular or risky. I didn't realize why we were trying to visualize this story in prose until i thought, this is like we're writing a harror story for the rest of our lives," she says.
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