Heroes in the Seaweed·Jul 43 tips on how and what to pay attention to, from Plutarch of ChaeroniaFrom the philosopher’s long, great text “On Listening”
Debate & Diplomacy Club SAJC·Jul 2Is Your Ship Still Your Ship? Five Philosophers Who Questioned EverythingChapter 1: “Man is the measure of all things” — Protagoras
Heroes in the Seaweed·Jun 28Six exercises to be a happier person, from Plutarch of ChaeroniaFrom “Of Tranquility,” a wonderful ancient text on happiness
Heroes in the Seaweed·May 214 “how to” tips from Plutarch on how to tell friends from flatterersAvoid having the wool pulled over your eyes
Heroes in the Seaweed·May 19Plutarch on blabbing, and why it is badThe little essay Peri Adoleschias or “Of Talkativeness” by Plutarch of Chaeronia (c. 49-119 CE) might better today be rendered “On…
InThe MindMatter JournalbyMargarita Nigmatullina·Jan 15Translating Ancient Intelligence for a Modern Mind: Plutarch and On the Art of LivingI was sitting with an ancient text: dense, layered, resistant to modern attention, deciding how to restructure it so the meaning wouldn’t…
InHardy-Littlewoodbygrothendieckprime·Jun 13, 2025Plutarch and PalimpsestDeleuze’s theory of repetition has been the wellspring of my inspiration recently, and it inspired me to start tracing out a philosophical…A response icon1A response icon1
Heroes in the Seaweed·Apr 22, 2025Plutarch on the 3 principal causes of unhappinessFrom “On Tranquility of Mind”A response icon1A response icon1
