“Now the mass of mankind are plainly... choosing a life like that of brute animals...”

—  Aristotle

The Ethics Of Aristotle (Vol. I), Bk. 1, Chapter III

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Classical Greek philosopher, student of Plato and founder o… -384–-321 BC

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