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That One Should Disdain Hardships, Translated by Cora E. Lutz

Musonius Rufus, translated by Cora E. Lutz

In Cora E. Lutz’s English translation, teachings attributed to Musonius Rufus present hardship as moral training rather than an evil in itself. Toil, exile, plain food, and measured exposure to cold raise one question: what must a person endure in order to live virtuously?

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