Justus Lipsius, His Second Book, Of Constancy (first "Englished" by John Stradling in 1594) Chapter 1 The occasion of renewing their talk. The going unto...
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bertr
bertr@...
Jan 4, 2000 12:19 am
This appeared in The Colorado Humanist (v.17 no 1) as part of an article about humanistic ethics: "Imagine two people. The first is ethically perfect in...
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VHaddad@xxx.xxx
Jan 4, 2000 1:41 am
I recall a few people on this list recommending a book with a title something like "The Way of the Sage." I can't locate this, so I presume I'm way off on the...
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Dhughlew@xxx.xxx
Jan 4, 2000 2:55 am
I just wanted to inform the list that there is a great source for out-of-print and rare books at ABEBooks.com out of Canada. It's the world's largest network...
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Dhughlew@xxx.xxx
Jan 4, 2000 3:40 am
Bert wrote: This appeared in The Colorado Humanist (v.17 no 1) as part of an article about humanistic ethics: "Imagine two people. The first is ethically ...
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Timothy Anstiss
Anstiss.Shl@xxxxxxxxx...
Jan 4, 2000 2:25 pm
i would agree that the result depends upon the definition of better off. If better off includes having more preferred indifferents present in your life, then...
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Dhughlew@xxx.xxx
Jan 4, 2000 8:07 am
Tim wrote: i would agree that the result depends upon the definition of better off. If better off includes having more preferred indifferents present in your ...
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Jan E Garrett
JANGARRETT@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 4, 2000 2:45 pm
The article is essentially correct, as a summary of the main difference between the classical Stoics and the classical Aristotelians. When the Stoic refers to...
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Jan E Garrett
JANGARRETT@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 4, 2000 2:56 pm
http://www.wku.edu/~garreje/stoa.htm is the url for "The Stoic Place" I left out the first "e" in "garreje" in the post I just sent out....
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Dhughlew@xxx.xxx
Jan 5, 2000 2:15 am
Since the Archive of the Stoic Registry hasn't been updated and I have been posting to this forum for a while, I think it is only fitting that I introduce...
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Jan E Garrett
JANGARRETT@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 5, 2000 2:48 am
Thanks for telling us a little about yourself, Richard. I would like to encourage our other, relatively new members to do the same. Our founder, Erik Wiegardt,...
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Dhughlew@xxx.xxx
Jan 5, 2000 12:26 pm
____________________________________________ Jan wrote: I agree that there is room for experimentation in how we communicate about Stoicism. It's important,...
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Lynn Dewees
lynndewees@...
Jan 5, 2000 3:35 pm
... encourage ... A quick web-search yielded no information on this. Could someone please explain what the Stoic Voice Journal is? Lynn...
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Dhughlew@xxx.xxx
Jan 5, 2000 3:59 pm
The Stoic Voice Journal is a monthly email publication and homepage I've started at: http://joinme.net/stoicvoice/ Richard...
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bertr
bertr@xxxx.xxxx
Jan 5, 2000 10:29 pm
... From: Timothy Anstiss <Anstiss.Shl@...> To: <stoics@onelist.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 7:25 AM Subject: Re: [stoics] Re: Stoic...
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bertr
bertr@xxxx.xxxx
Jan 5, 2000 10:31 pm
... From: <Dhughlew@...> To: <stoics@onelist.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 1:07 AM Subject: [stoics] Re:Re Stoic Position ... they ... of ... a ... ...
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bertr
bertr@xxxx.xxxx
Jan 5, 2000 10:39 pm
... From: Jan E Garrett To: stoics@onelist.com Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 7:45 AM Subject: Re: [stoics] Stoic position. The article is essentially...
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Lynn Dewees
lynndewees@...
Jan 5, 2000 11:38 pm
I've checked a book out of my library _The Meaning Of Stoicism_ by Ludwig Edelstein. Has anyone else read it or have any comments on it or Professor ...
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Dhughlew@...
Jan 6, 2000 12:07 am
I wrote: I can't think of a better example of this contrast than that between Epictetus (as person one) and Marcus Aurelius (as person two). In terms of ...
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Jan E Garrett
JANGARRETT@...
Jan 6, 2000 2:12 am
Let's suppose that sour wine tastes "awful." Well, then, Stoically speaking, it falls into the value category of rejected. But it is, as rejected, indifferent...
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Jan E Garrett
JANGARRETT@...
Jan 6, 2000 2:15 am
If my memory is not mistaken, Erik Wiegardt (cyberstoic@...), the founder of this Forum, is familiar with Edelstein and this book and speaks highly of it....
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Dhughlew@...
Jan 6, 2000 4:45 am
I must have a blind spot. I understand Bert's "sour wine" reference to being disturbed by rejected indifferents, but I am still having trouble understanding...
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Harun KÜÇÜK
harunkucuk@...
Jan 6, 2000 6:31 am
Dear Lynn and Fellow Stoics, I have read the book and it has good critical comments. In the book, Stoics' argumentative weakness is emphasized (with which I...
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Keith Seddon
K.H.S@...
Jan 6, 2000 5:28 pm
... What we might have is a Library Webpage, with proper headings and blurbs, with links to all the stuff that is out there. Many of these links are included...
... From: Jan E Garrett <JANGARRETT@...> To: International Stoic Forum <stoics@onelist.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 7:12 PM Subject: [stoics]...
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Dhughlew@xxx.xxx
Jan 7, 2000 5:41 am
Bert wrote: I would think that both Epictetus and Aurelius would prefer non-sour wine. That being the case, even though equal in sagehood, the one who could ...
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Yinshih@xxx.xxx
Jan 7, 2000 6:45 am
Please unsubscribe me to your list. Many thanks. Alphonse Vinh...
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Frederick Trenchard
F.Trenchard@xxxxxxxxx...
Jan 7, 2000 10:45 am
... the ... Indifferently better off, perhaps: unless that is a contradiction in terms. Fred...
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Timothy Anstiss
Anstiss.Shl@xxxxxxxxx...
Jan 8, 2000 3:27 am
just goes to show how much fun you can have if you haven't first agreed on the definition of terms. tim ... From: Frederick Trenchard...