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It is they – the likes of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle – who came to define the Greek philosophy we are so indebted to. During the Roman Era, the culture of otium (‘leisure time’ undertaken by politicians, lawyers, merchants and soldiers in order to pursue intellectual or artistic activities) gained currency and the development of a multifaceted l
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The individual fails, but life succeeds. The individual is foolish, but life holds in its blood and seed the wisdom of generations. The individual dies, but life, tireless and undiscourageable, goes on, wondering, longing, planning, trying, mounting, longing.
Will Durant • Fallen Leaves
Cosimo founded and Lorenzo continued the Florentine Academy, which was largely devoted to the study of Plato.
Bertrand Russell • History of Western Philosophy
The Complete Story of Civilization: Our Oriental Heritage, Life of Greece, Caesar and Christ, Age of Faith, Renaissance, Age of Reason Begins, Age of Louis ... Revolution, Age of Napoleon, Reformation
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frequently errs in the choice of the individuals to whom it entrusts the power of the administration; but it is more difficult to say why the State prospers under their
Alexis de Tocqueville • Democracy in America, Volume I and II (Optimized for Kindle)
La Révolte des masses (Bibliothèque classique de la liberté t. 17) (French Edition)
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The Revolt of the Masses by Jose Ortega y Gasset,