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If I sought the world's favor, I would put on finer clothes. But I want to appear in my simple, natural, everyday dress. For it is myself that I portray.

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@mcgillmd921 The reign of Augustus. So at least two seasons.

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Glad to hear @JimThorpePA and Mauch Chunk on @TheRestHistory. The name Mauch Chunk comes from the native Lenape. Jim Thope was a member of the Sac and Fox Nation. Since the English have few place name references to their own British forebears, the hilarity comes as no surprise.

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🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨

🎢 Disneyland: The Modern American Utopia 🎢

Following Monday’s exploration of the life and times of Walt Disney, today Tom and Dominic strap in for a ride through the history of theme parks, and especially DISNEYLAND.

🥶 How were rollercoasters first invented in 18th-century Russia?
⛲️ What role did South London play in inspiring Disneyland?
🕯️ And why is there a flame kept burning in a particular spot in Disneyland to this very day?

[Montaigne @TheDailyTry]

Fabulous discussion, @wmarybeard @holland_tom. But a question: is there any sense that Julius Caesar was assassinated as he prepared to invade Parthia, because of fears among his enemies that victory would have made him untouchable as a national hero?

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📣NEW MEMBERS EPISODE WITH MARY BEARD📣

Mary talks to Tom about Julius Caesar, and much more besides:

🤔To what extent was the Roman Republic a democracy?
🏛️How the republic differed to the empire
👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨What was the Romans' attitude to homosexuality?

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What a fantastic series this is on Nelson, @dcsandbrook, @holland_tom, @TheRestHistory. The narrative of the Battle of Copenhagen alone is incredibly riveting. This podcast rivals the best of radio down through the years.

[Dominic Sandbrook @dcsandbrook]

At last on @TheRestHistory - HE'S BACK!!!

🇬🇧 SIX new ANIMATED episodes on HORATIO NELSON kick off today:

🇮🇹 Bloodbath in Naples.
🇩🇰The Battle of Copenhagen.
⚔️Death and Glory at Trafalgar.

⚓️Club members can hear them ALL NOW. Come aboard at https://t.co/qIkWhLk5SM.

[Montaigne @TheDailyTry]

There is nothing properly good for us but what promotes justice, temperance, courage and wisdom, and nothing bad but what sends us in the contrary direction.

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@SarahjevsEvans Where is this? The Gower?

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Don't know about you, @DonJRobertson. But this song from 2011 seems awfully Stoic to me: https://t.co/D6tDd1rPHE Thank you, @we_are_kiioto #stoicism

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@DonJRobertson CBT seems inevitable

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A therapist helped restore her critical thinking, @DonJRobertson https://t.co/RNpxXO3b6q

[Donald J. Robertson @DonJRobertson]

@TheDailyTry Remarkable

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Hey, @netflix @HBO @AppleTV @paramountplus. Anybody up for a reboot of Nick & Nora? If so, I recommend Meghann Fahy for the role of Nora Charles.

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Quick question, @BryanVanNorden. Could you recommend a book about the life and philosophy of Mengzi for general readers?

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Life in itself is neither good nor evil. It is the place of good and evil, according to what you make it.

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@daisyldixon You know, if not for the difference in hair color, you would look a tiny bit like ...

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@DonJRobertson https://t.co/ZlmKex4ss4

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Speaking of underlying thinking errors, this author presentation on the dynamics of 'misbelief' is pretty fascinating: https://t.co/6o2VWovfFl @DonJRobertson

[Donald J. Robertson @DonJRobertson]

What if, instead of criticizing anti-semites and other bigots directly, we focused on the underlying thinking errors visible in their language? You'd probably have to expose the fallacies in their reasoning countless times but maybe eventually it would affect their thinking.

[Montaigne @TheDailyTry]

@philosophybites Some don’t get it

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@philosophybites And my avatar's formal name and title - Michel Eyquem, Seigneur de Montaigne - is an anagram for 'morality squashes mice.' So there!

[Montaigne @TheDailyTry]

@philosophybites That's funny. I don't see a 'y'.

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Fascinating discussion here about #Buddhism and #Stoicism, and the migration of philosophical ideas between the ancent East and West. Thanks to @DonJRobertson and @MatthewZGindin. Did the Buddha know of Heraclitus? Did Indian traders debate with Socrates? https://t.co/UPfWGSk7Ca