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This Cicero guy seems like a very good writer. That is a nice presentation of stoic(?) philosophy.
by bfrs 14y ago
This Cicero guy seems like a very good writer. That is a nice presentation of stoic(?) philosophy.
- gordonguthrie 14y ago> This Cicero guy seems like a very good writer Um, yes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicero http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicero
- bfrs 14y agoThe section on Legacy [1] is especially illuminating. Looks like Cicero is of the big guys referred to when they talk about the wisdom of the ancients. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicero#Legacy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicero#Legacy
- rickyconnolly 14y agoHN's atmosphere of respect and decorum make me feel bad for doing this, but I can't resist >facepalm.jpg
- bfrs 14y agoI have browsed through the The Harvard Classics [1], but totally missed Cicero. I read XII. Lives, by Plutarch, but IX. On Friendship, On Old Age & Letters, by Cicero, must have seemed like a bunch of platitudes at that time. Now I know better and will read it. [1] http://www.bartleby.com/hc/ http://www.bartleby.com/hc/
- RegEx 14y agoDisrespect is generally tolerated. Memes are pretty no-go, however.
- batista 14y agoExcept if the memes involve common startup, functional programming, or fad-of-the-year memetic behavior, in which case they are encouraged.