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Epictetus argued against the death penalty.
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- Massimo Pigliucci Philosopher at the City College of New York who writes about Stoicism
In this essay, I want to argue that Epictetus also pretty explicitly argued against the death penalty — then very common practice in the Roman world — in a famous passage of the Discourses.
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↗Epictetus argues against the death penaltyfigsinwintertime.substack.com
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