Wait. None of this is in the article and I’d have to disagree with most of it. :/
Socrates and the Stoics didn’t find their goal in toughness alone — that’s the opposite of what the article actually says. They thought…
Wait. None of this is in the article and I’d have to disagree with most of it. :/
Socrates and the Stoics didn’t find their goal in toughness alone — that’s the opposite of what the article actually says. They thought aspects of Spartan discipline were worth learning insofar as they could contribute to wisdom and virtue, the true goals of life.
Perhaps bu…
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