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Welcome to Plato's Library

Read exclusive excerpts from recent and forthcoming books on ancient philosophy

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📜 Please check out "Plato's Library", The Plato's Academy Centre's new bi-weekly column in our Substack newsletter, which features exclusive content from leading experts on classics and philosophy. Thanks for your support! -
Donald J. Robertson

It is our pleasure to announce a brand new column in the Plato’s Academy Centre newsletter, called Plato’s Library.

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Plato’s Library will consist of bi-weekly posts containing exclusive excerpts from recent and forthcoming books on ancient philosophy, and related subjects. We have carefully selected this passages in consultation with publishers to give you a taste of the high-value content written by leading experts in the field. Some of these passages are advance previews from books that are not yet published — so you get a sneak peek at forthcoming titles. The Plato’s Academy Centre have been able to arrange this especially for paying subscribers to the Plato’s Academy Centre newsletter on Substack because of our strong links with senior figures in the publishing industry.

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Full access to this column is for our paying subscribers only, but free subscribers will receive brief previews of the content. Below you’ll find links to three of the excerpts recently published. Please comment on Substack, letting us and the authors know what you think. Thank you, once again, for your support. The Plato’s Academy Centre is a nonprofit organization. We wouldn’t be able to achieve our goals without you, our loyal subscribers!

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Plato's Library

How to Tell a Joke: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor

The Plato's Academy Centre
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May 9
How to Tell a Joke: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor

Below you can read an exclusive excerpt courtesy of Princeton University Press from Michael Fontaine’s new book, How to Tell a Joke: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor. Is it possible for jokes to win over a hostile room, a seemingly unwinnable argument, or even an election? According to Cicero, the answer is a resounding yes.

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Plato's Republic: A Ladybird Expert Book

Donald J. Robertson
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May 10
Plato's Republic: A Ladybird Expert Book

This is an excerpt from Plato's Republic: A Ladybird Expert Book reproduced by kind permission of the author, Prof. Angie Hobbs, and her publisher, Penguin. Philosophers, sophists, and alternative facts Why is Plato so committed to the existence of knowledge? Why is he not prepared to countenance the possibility that humans might have to withhold judgement?

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From '365 Ways to Be More Stoic'

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Apr 18
From '365 Ways to Be More Stoic'

How would you like to learn to be more Stoic? The latest book from Tim LeBon, research director of Modern Stoicism and cognitive-behavioral therapist, is called 365 Ways to Be More Stoic. So, what, according to the Stoics, is under our direct control? Less than most of us think… The problem is we spend so much time trying to control other things.

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