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1. Classical Antiquity

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   Roman philosophy was largely pragmatic, emphasizing virtue, duty (pietas*), and resilience. Stoicism, imported from the Hellenistic world, became particularly influential among the Roman elite. Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius stressed focusing only on what is within one’s control.
   However, a peculiar strain of [late …