Don’t Read Too Much | Episode XIX

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In one of his many letters to his nephew Lucilius, the famous Stoic philosopher, playwright, and statesman, Seneca, advises his nephew to avoid reading too much. Jonathan and Ryan take up the philosopher’s advice and consider what dangers there are, if any, in reading too much or too widely. 

Seneca’s Epistle 2 (free in English): https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Letter_2

Seneca’s Epistles 1-65 (English - Latin): https://bookshop.org/a/25626/9780674990845

Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations: https://bookshop.org/a/25626/9780812968255

Joseph Keegin’s What is College? https://fxxfy.net/2021/09/08/what-is-college/

St. Thomas Aquinas’ Question 166: https://www.newadvent.org/summa/3166.htm

C.S. Lewis’s Learning in War-Time: https://bradleyggreen.com/attachments/Lewis.Learning%20in%20War-Time.pdf

Cicero’s Pro Archia Poeta: https://amzn.to/3KLj8fT

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