She liked to talk about her maternal grandfather who, she said, taught her classical philosophy.

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C. to hear the 52-year-old Allison speak got a lecture in classical philosophy.

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An alternative approach is to appeal to the classical Greek philosophy that views kindness through the lens of reason, emphasizing the positive effects acts of kindness have not just on the receiver of kindness but to the giver of kindness as well, not for the salvation of the soul in the afterlife, but in this life.

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Classical scholar and Princeton Philosophy Professor Melissa Lane makes that case in her book Eco-Republic, published by Princeton University Press.

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When they went out on the town with the girls, he stayed at home to read political philosophy and listen to classical records.

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The first crisis came at the turn of the century, when he was commissioned to paint several murals for the Great Hall of the University of Vienna on classical themes such as Medicine and Philosophy.

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