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The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius are a remarkable spiritual diary and, in general, a sure way for the modern reader to imbue himself with the practical wisdom of our ancient forefathers. That said, I do not believe we should uncritically defer to anything, and on two points in particular, I believe comment and criticism are warranted.
Firstly, a pervasive theme of Marcus’ is his struggle to control his judgment and emotions, in particular anger, and thus be as detached and “philosophical” as possible. Read more …
The Counter-Currents 2016 Summer Fundraiser
There’s Good News . . . & More Good News
The first bit of good news: Since our last update, we have had 10 donations ranging from $10 to $5,000 dollars, totaling $6,220. Because of our $10,000 matching grant, that figure has been doubled to $12,440. Thank you!
This means our grand total so far is $36,722.41. So we are more than three quarters of the way to our goal $50,000, with $1,727 of our matching grant remaining. Read more …