The Forgotten Father of Roman Stoicism

The Living Philosophy of Cato the Younger — the Roman Socrates

There are many fruitful comparisons between Socrates and the Roman Senator/Stoic philosopher Cato the Younger.

Some of these are amusing superficial comparisons: both men were partial to bouts of heavy drinking and philosophising — something we see Socrates do particularly well in Plato’s Symposium and something Cato was often slandered for.

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