Gradual decay or sudden destruction? Ancient philosophers on the end of the world

The feeling that the world is ending is nothing new – Plato, Epicurus and the Stoics all visualized the apocalypse Do your feelings of existential dread extend beyond your own personal mortality? Do they include fears about the survival of our culture and institutions, our…

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