551. The root of virtue: self love

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551. The root of virtue: self love

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Cicero has Cato the Younger explain a fundamental concept of Stoic developmental psychology: how virtue is rooted in innate self love, and how we do things that are good for us regardless of pleasure and pain.

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Feb 19, 2020

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551. The root of virtue: self love

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