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The Stupid Man

The Stupid Man

Stupidity is a broad, catch-all term that provides a quick answer to people's behaviour.

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Oct 19, 2022
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Over two thousand years ago the Greek rhetorician and philosopher Theophrastus wrote a series of sketches of men defined by a single characteristic. Traits like penuriousness, cowardice and impudence were classified and explained. In each portrait, Theophrastus defines the quality, describing one or more situations and then depicts the consequential beh…

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