Tag: philosopher

2 OCT 2024 · 6 MIN

The Wild Life and the Ridiculous Death of Pythagoras

You all know about Pythagoras, the triangle guy? His brilliant theorem to calculate the lengths of the sides of a right-angled triangle is elegant, and unlike almost every other idea the ancient…

26 SEP 2024 · 6 MIN

Marcus Aurelius: A Timeless Guide to Life from the Philosopher King

Roman emperors are perhaps remembered for their notoriety more than anything else. We remember Julius Caesar, after whom all the subsequent rulers took their name, as a brilliant commander (and because he…