Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life

Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life

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Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life
Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life
From the Mother of Caesar

From the Mother of Caesar

Excerpt from Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor (2024)

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Donald J. Robertson
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This is an excerpt from my forthcoming biography Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor, published by Yale University Press as part of their Ancient Lives series. Available for preorder now in hardback and ebook formats from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and all good bookstores. (I narrated the audiobook myself, which will be available soon.)

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