... This pretty much puts into words my view as well. The Spiritual (Logos) for me is something I am a part of and something which is a part of me. It is...
... that the Bible is accurate and divinely inspired." Yes, but Muslims make the same claims about the Koran, Jews about the Torah, and other religions about...
Steve wrote: Joe, maybe you could elaborate a bit. If I am following here the Classical Stoic model is that empirical sensation is (potentially) transparent...
I am interested [among many other things] in drawing the boundries of what a Stoic can and cannot consistently affirm.--Grant The only way to draw this line is...
Grant, before diving in I want to feed back to you what I think your point is. We're covering a lot of ground and it's easy to loose sight of the objective...
Steve I agree completely with your comments about the discussion of fundamentalism. Considering the matter at hand, however, I wonder why a Stoic needs a...
... We have tried many ways of obtaining knowledge throughout history: shamanism, mysticism, magic, prayer, empiricism, and psychic powers to name a few. Any...
For the sake of philosophical argument --- my friend and I need to know --- is "caring" considered an emotion? The more detailed an answer we get --- the more...
... and I need to know --- is 'caring' considered an emotion?" I would consider it very much so. That is, if your definition of 'caring' is synonymous with...
Adam writes: __________ For the sake of philosophical argument --- my friend and I need to know --- is "caring" considered an emotion? __________ Adam, it...
As ever, we need to be "careful"(!) about how we are using the words. "Caring" could mean an affect, being concerned or bothered about something, or taking...
Steve you approach these things pretty much the same way I do. Lip service or notional assent to another belief structure can become an issue only if one's...
Hey, I found an interesting site.\ http://stoicorumfragmenta.blogspot.com/ Contrary to what you might at first think, the entire blog is dedicated to debunking...
... It depends on what you regard as empirical data. At a basic level, empirical data consists simply of sense improessions, I would contend that these are...
One way of understanding oikeiosis (a term translated in different ways) is as a kind of identification. Oikeiosis accounts for the identification we form with...
If the criticism based on the story of the paralyzed sea captain is accepted, then not only are the Stoics wrong, but Aristotelians too, and Aristotelian...
David writes: __________ As ever, we need to be "careful"(!) about how we are using the words. __________ What?!?! Define our terms? Absolutely, David,...
... A nice example (from Joseph Conrad?). However, it is no different from many other scenarios designed to illustrate the problem of moral luck. It brings me...
... It depends on so many things (as others here have commented. All the answers here so far have been about caring for people, but I'd like to look at the...
"The Stoic view of virtue is counterintuitive. We agree, in the example at hand, that Jim chose commendably. But bravery and justice and the rest require...
... nonsensical, especially in today's GI Joe culture. In a lot of movie's, a sense of guilt is often put onto character's who tried to do the right thing but...
... Yes, a definite problem. To me this would mean that the notion is nonsensical, but the effort to address this prevalent nonsensical notion is sensical, ...
Rick and Daniel, Grant is perfectly capable of giving a well reasoned response but I want to switch sides for a moment to point out what I think are problems...
Thanks for the responses Steve :) ... I really haven't a clue what "other methods" there are. I know there have historically been a lot of claims as to other...
Daniel writes: __________ I really haven't a clue what "other methods" there are. I know there have historically been a lot of claims as to other methods. As...
I suppose this entire endeavor should have been prefaced by me asking you what you mean by "empiricism". In my book, empiricism means the direct measurements,...
... There is rarely a problem with direct experience, but almost always with the subjective interpretation of it...which is why we have the scientific method,...
Considering the amount of hub-ub in the media about the issue, I just wanted to get the classical stoic position on this. My goals are twofold. First, I would...
... It's important to remember that sex in any form was not such a big deal in the ancient world, as is shown by Aristotle's amused reaction (in the Politics)...
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