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Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life Podcast

Anya Leonard on Why Classics Matter Today

Feb 9, 2023
47:55

In this episode, I chat with Anya Leonard. Anya is the founder and director of Classical Wisdom, a website and online community dedicated to bringing ancient wisdom to modern minds. She also recently published a children’s book about the ancient Greek poetess, called Sappho: The Lost Poetess.

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Highlights

* How Anya got into the classics

* Why she chose to write a children’s book about Sappho

* Why are classics are important today

* Should only boffins talk and write about classics

* What obstacles do we face teaching people about classics?

* What is Classical Wisdom Kids?

Links

* Check out Anya’s Substack newsletterClassical Wisdom

* And her newClassical Wisdom Kidsnewsletter

* Get her book Sappho: The Lost Poetess

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