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Marta Jimenez

Marta Jimenez is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Philosophy of Emory University. She specializes in ancient philosophy with an emphasis on ancient Greek moral and political philosophy. Currently she is working on a new book project entitled Aristotle on Justice as a Personal Virtue: Self-Love, Friendship, and Equality.

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Martha Nussbaum’s essay recovers for us the ancient myth of the Choice of Hercules, a favorite of the Stoics and Cynics. Nussbaum shows that this story is as relevant to modern Americans...
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