After serving as an officer in Vietnam, Paul Woodruff decided to dedicate his life to teaching and writing about philosophy. He’s been a professor at the University of Texas at Austin since 1973. He’s written half a dozen books. He’s translated the works of Plato, Thucydides, Sophocles, and Euripides. And as it happens, it all started when he discovered Marc ... Show More
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Show notes | PDF and Infographic | Free Audiobook | Find calm in chaos—embrace ancient wisdom to master life with Massimo Pigliucci's How to Be a Stoic.
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