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MA001
Marcus Aurelius
Meditations
~170 AD
You have power over your mind, not outside events.
Locus of control
[ "stoicism", "control" ]
EP001
Epictetus
Enchiridion
~135 AD
Some things are in our power, and others are not.
Dichotomy of control
[ "stoicism", "freedom" ]
SEN001
Seneca
Letters
~65 AD
Time alone is ours. Everything else belongs to others.
Time as primary resource
[ "time", "stoicism" ]
MAC001
Machiavelli
The Prince
1532
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
Power realism
[ "power", "leadership" ]
ARI001
Aristotle
Nicomachean Ethics
~350 BC
Excellence is not an act, but a habit.
Virtue through repetition
[ "excellence", "habit" ]

Classical Decision Frameworks — Philosophy Dataset

Structured public domain philosophical texts focused on decision-making, leadership, and organizational ethics. All content is in the public domain.

Content

Works from classical philosophy structured for AI analysis:

  • Stoic decision principles (Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, Seneca)
  • Political philosophy (Machiavelli, Aristotle)
  • Virtue ethics (Aristotle, Plato)

Sources

All works published before 1928 and available in the public domain. English translations used are also in the public domain (pre-1928 editions).

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