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Adebayo Adeniran
Adebayo Adeniran

Jun 30, 2019

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Seneca’s allegiance to the cosmology (theory of the universe) of Stoicism meant that he believed in determinism: that we are ultimately not in control of our destiny. From this cosmic perspective, both master and slave are at the mercy of fate:

Seneca: Curbing Snobbery
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