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“...politics cannot be separated from the great human and cosmic perspectives That are opened up for us by our recognition of a transcendent universality - Reason or Nature - which, by means of its harmony with itself, founds both people’s love for one another and their love for that Whole of which they are the part.”

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Book:The Inner Citadel: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius

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The Inner Citadel: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius

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Pierre Hadot (February 21, 1922 - April 24, 2010) was a prominent French philosopher known for his extensive research on ancient Greek philosophy and his exploration of the relationship between philosophy and life. more

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