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The Dream of Scipio from Cicero’s Republic
Article providing an introduction to Cicero's famous Dream of Scipio, which has been compared to Platonic and Stoic contemplative exercises.
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Lorem Ipsum and the Meaning of Life
Is the meaning of life concealed in the garbage of the lorem ipsum placeholder text used in graphic design? Scholars have identified that the mangled Latin used as filler for designing text layout is...
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The Dream of Scipio from Cicero’s Republic
Article providing an introduction to Cicero's famous Dream of Scipio, which has been compared to Platonic and Stoic contemplative exercises.
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On The Dream of Scipio From Cicero’s Republic (51 BC) Copyright © Donald Robertson, 2010. All rights reserved. The Dream of Scipio (Somnium Scipionis) is a famous section, only a few pages long, from...
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These are my rough notes summarizing the discussion of Stoic Ethics in Cicero’s De Finibus. Cicero puts these words in the mouth of his deceased friend, the Stoic republican hero Cato of Utica. It’s...
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