7 Ways of Reading Philosophy : #4 Reading Out Loud
When the going gets tough, it can be good to read philosophy out loud.
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Two philosophers from the ancient world who changed their minds: Timocrates the (former) Epicurean, and Dionysius the (former) Stoic.
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