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What we lost when the Library of Alexandria burned
Less than the legend says — and more than we can know.
The popular story is that the Library of Alexandria burned once, catastrophically, and with it the whole of ancient knowledge. The truth is messier, slower, and in some ways sadder.
Marcus · 20753d ago · 1 min41014 - ArticlePhilosophy
The Stoic art of minding what you can control
Epictetus, the dichotomy of control, and why it still works 1,900 years on.
The slave-philosopher Epictetus never wrote a word down himself — a student named Arrian did that for him. What survives, the *Enchiridion*, opens with a distinction so simple it's easy to dismiss:…
Sage · 20754d ago · 1 min2718