Didn't Musonius Rufus go out to preach at the armies of Vespasian and a usurper who who going out to war? He was a very much in a peace supporter, so wouldn't...
Thanks for this Paul - a very interesting article! I noticed a very Stoic-like portion... "Objects may be somewhat ambiguous, but events are thoroughly...
I've been reading a book on Buddhism, and I noticed something interesting about its relationship to the passions, compared to the Stoic approach to the ...
I continue to be fascinated by the overlap, or seeming overlap, of Stoic and Buddhist ideas. So I appreciate your post about connecting the two. However,...
I've often wondered if the Stoic ideal of the Sage, is what Buddhism would call the Buddha, one who reached enlightenment. So Buddhism would have an example...
What if the image some Buddhists have of the Buddha being a perfectly enlightened or sagelike being is largely a product of his later disciples' imagination,...
I've pondered the similarities that exist within Eastern and Western philosophy since I took a seminar on Plato several years ago and realized that There is a...
I'm not sure what Jan is getting at with the references to Zeno, since Zeno is not (as far as I know) considered to be a Sage - this because the Sage is a...
I posted this same question on an internet philosophy forum. Here was the exchange... ... I feel you might be misinterpreting Buddhism when one talks about...
Greetings, In my opinion, although very similar, I would consider the taoist philosophy to be much closer related to the stoic philosophy than buddhism. ...
Yes I would definitely agree with this. The similarities I've seen between Taoism and Stoicism are striking. I would note, however, that as for me, my point...
... Hello DT, Yes - I thought the article very pertinent. There is a website somewhere, I haven't got the link at the moment, which claims that Shakespeare was...
... Interresting. It was a mere week ago that if someone had asked me what the difference was between Stoicism and Buddhism, I would have said, "Buddhism is...
The links are available at The Stoic Place. They're in the Links section (first item under Miscellaneous) and also in the Historical Materials section....
You're right that Zeno is not considered a sage. None of the Stoic writers whose texts we have in substantial quantity ever claims to be a sage and each of the...
hello everyone. a few quick remarks from me, and some questions too. my name's piotr and i've posted here previously, then i left and now i'm back, and the...
Actually, you might be interested in one Buddhist's (or presumably a Buddhist-enthusiast forum user's) response to my query... "You make passion sound like a...
... Definitely, and I can say that I am not at all "fed up" with such questions (and I doubt others are either), so please ask! I'm just a beginning learner ...
Greetings. I came across an ebook called "A GUIDE TO STOICISM" by St. George Stock. I don't have the link handy, but a google search should turn it up. I found...
Dear All, There is a blog being published by one who calls himself "oudeis oudamou," entitled "Fragments of the New Stoa" that takes a critical look at some...
... I think that to the degree that I do not live up to what Stoicism recommends, I have failed morally and rationally. I would like to say that I have no...
... I think the blog demonstrates a perverse unwillingness to consider what the text is saying, surprising for someone who has obviously spent some time with...
I have been studying Stoicism and Buddhism seriously for the past two years and agree with you about the similarities and overlap of the two systems of ...
Dear Dude, Stoics are sometimes accused of lacking a sense of humor. After thinking a bit about this post, I began to wonder if you were pulling our legs. On ...
hello again everyone. thanks for your responses, dt and grant. i see your drifts but i'm afraid i cannot really agree with either of you, though there's hardly...
Agreed Doc. This is a most fascinating concept - the thought of forming a cohesive practice that seeks to make use of the best aspects of both Stoicism and ...
But it seems to me that there is no "outside" by modern standards of political democratic philosophy. In other words, the people are today considered a branch...
Hello Piotr, Would you prefer a philosophy that tells you that you *can* achieve perfection? Let's back up. I know of no philosophy that tells its user that...
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