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Musonius Rufus

Lectures and Sayings

by Cynthia Arrieu-King

|CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform©2011·102 pages

Musonius Rufus was one of the four great Roman Stoics. In fact, he was known as the “Roman Socrates.” To put him in historical context with the other three great Roman Stoics: He was born in AD 30, about 34 years after Seneca. He taught Epictetus (who was born in AD 55). Epictetus died in 135 but taught the guys who taught the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (who was born in AD 121) his Stoic philosophy—which is why Aurelius refers to him more than any other teacher in Meditations. Big Ideas we explore include: Theory vs. Practice (which is more important?), practicing philosophy (is where it's at!), vice vs. exile (free yourself from vice!), food (it's the medicine of life), and stoic love advice (competing in kindness).


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Cynthia Arrieu-King
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Cynthia Arrieu-King

Assistant professor at Stockton University and has been a featured poet at the Dodge Poetry Festival.
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