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On the Separation of the Soul From the Body
As I grow older, I find myself increasingly inclined toward the Platonic position that the body is indeed something akin to a prison of the soul. My body is my own, yes. And yet, I and my body are not one and the same thing. In youth, we experience a false sense of security with Continue reading
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By Word and Deed I
Achilles, loved of heaven, you bid me tell you about the anger of King Apollo, I will therefore do so; but consider first and swear that you will stand by me heartily in word and deed; for I know that I shall offend one who rules the Argives with might, to whom all the Achaeans Continue reading