Reading The Lives | Alexandria
Read The Lives by Diogenes Laertius. Unveiling ancient Rome's TMZ equivalent, Diogenes Laertius' scandalous gossip-meets-wisdom text exposes how philosophers really lived - from Diogenes' public indecency to Pythagoras' odd bean phobia. His key insight? True wisdom comes from seeing thinkers as flawed humans, not demigods. A lesson social media could use.