Bertrand Russell, in A History of Western Philosophy (1945), Book One, Part III, Chapter XXVI, Cynics and Skeptics, p. 233
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What was best in the Cynic doctrine passed over into Stoicism, which was an altogether more complete and rounded philosophy.
— Bertrand Russell on Stoicism
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About Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. In 1950, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature.
About Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. In 1950, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature.
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