Out Running
Running and reaction
Stoic philosopher Epictetus (epic-TEE-tus) was born a slave in Rome around 50 CE. To sketch how desperate his situation was, we don’t even know what name his parents gave him; “Epictetus” was the name his slavemaster gave him, and it just means “acquired”, which is pretty gross.
Despite starting life in this insane situation…
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