Peter Courtney
@peter-courtney.bsky.social
Econ PhD at Stellenbosch University and Vrije University Amsterdam working on education, economic history, and land rents.
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January 6, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Reposted by Peter Courtney
I once naively thought that since child mortality was so much higher back in the day people would be inured to it. But reading the Stoic philosophers (Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius in particular) made it apparent: no, it was experienced as fully devastating, it took immense fortitude just to go on.
December 30, 2024 at 5:55 PM
I once naively thought that since child mortality was so much higher back in the day people would be inured to it. But reading the Stoic philosophers (Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius in particular) made it apparent: no, it was experienced as fully devastating, it took immense fortitude just to go on.