Robert Rowland Smith
Lecturer, columnist, author of Breakfast with Socrates
Robert Rowland Smith began his career as a Prize Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and now lectures at the London Graduate School and as a columnist for The Sunday Times. His books include Breakfast with Socrates: The Philosophy of Everyday Life.
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Robert Rowland Smith began his career as a Prize Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and now lectures at the London Graduate School and as a columnist for The Sunday Times. His books include Breakfast with Socrates: The Philosophy of Everyday Life.
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Madness and Wisdom
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Living Differently
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