Aaron asked about 'rationality': ____________ . . . claims to being Rational are not to different than claims to have Divine justification. Rationality . . ....
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Jan E Garrett
JANGARRETT@...
Aug 3, 2000 2:09 pm
Steve M. writes: . . . Rational comes from 'ratio' after all. Yes, ratio is the Latin root of rational, and the standard translation of the Greek term logos....
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Edward Moore
proteus28@...
Aug 4, 2000 5:14 am
... looking to the Pre-Socratics for a cryptic quote which may have grown into the Stoic doctrine of Logos, I present Epicharmus of Syracuse (550-460 B.C.): ...
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Jan E Garrett
JANGARRETT@...
Aug 4, 2000 2:30 pm
As one who many months ago accepted the responsibility of being the "moderator" of this Forum (and the nearest thing to an officer that we have) I occasionally...
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Edward Moore
proteus28@...
Aug 4, 2000 4:36 pm
Concerning Jan E Garrett's recent comments: How does one "use their Stoic understanding in their various stations or functions in life ... performing them as a...
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Keith Seddon
K.H.S@...
Aug 4, 2000 7:50 pm
... * A propatheia is an anticipation of a pathos that falls short of being a pathos itself. Apparently it was a classical Stoic view that even a sage might...
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Keith Seddon
K.H.S@...
Aug 4, 2000 7:50 pm
... The difference between Stoicism and the other doctrines/faiths/paths is probably most stark in the Stoic theory of value. That is, the only good is virtue...
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Thomas
trs236@...
Aug 5, 2000 12:33 pm
Don't worry Jan, this is one of the best mailing lists on the web, not in quantity (does that matter?) but in quality. And very much thanks to you. I follow...
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KRS
aurelius@...
Aug 5, 2000 12:35 pm
Dear Fellow Stoics Thanks to Jan and Mr. Moore for their expositions of "logos." There is also, of course, the Gospel according to John: "En arche en ho...
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KRS
aurelius@...
Aug 5, 2000 1:02 pm
Dear Fellow Stoics My own absence from the forum was one part travel, two parts mental fatigue, and seven parts over-work. I anticipate another absence soon,...
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KRS
aurelius@...
Aug 5, 2000 2:13 pm
Dear Fellow Stoics Keith wrote ... Sometimes I think our forum is so overtly intellectual that we are in danger of believing that the life according to Stoic...
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Steve Marquis
smarquis@...
Aug 5, 2000 3:36 pm
Jan admitted some concern that things are a little quite. It takes a while for something to get established firmly enough to have some durability. I think the...
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Steve Marquis
smarquis@...
Aug 5, 2000 5:33 pm
Edward wrote: __________________ The ancient Stoics practiced their philosophy in the form of ethical behavior; and the ethical injunctions of the Stoics are...
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Keith Seddon
K.H.S@...
Aug 7, 2000 9:57 pm
... more ... The value of Stoicism is that it aims at constancy and consistency. Without at least some measure of 'intellectual' engagement with the overall...
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Jan E Garrett
JANGARRETT@...
Aug 8, 2000 12:54 am
Joy Hahn wrote: just your reminder for that Latin phrase. don't let them grind you down. thanksJoy Mary Garrett wrote: I think it is non illigitimus...
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Lynn Dewees
lynndewees@...
Aug 8, 2000 5:28 pm
... From: "Jan E Garrett" <JANGARRETT@...> ... I'm not a Latin scholar (nor do I play one on TV). My understanding is that this was purely a made-up...
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KRS
aurelius@...
Aug 9, 2000 3:10 am
Dear Fellow Stoics This will be my last post for a while, but this time the hiatus will be because of a move. I'll be entirely without e-mail until sometime...
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mlrgthegreat@...
Aug 9, 2000 3:28 am
what are some good books on the art of meditation?...
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Edward Moore
proteus28@...
Aug 9, 2000 4:20 am
On Fri, 4 Aug 2000 20:50:28 +0100 "Keith Seddon" <K.H.S@...> ... This is correct; however, as I made clear in my paper, the Stoics were unable to...
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Andre Slabber
selfaware@...
Aug 9, 2000 4:18 pm
Kenneth, I've taken you to 'no mail' on both stoics and stoic_council. Let me know when to reactivate you Regards, Andre ... From: "KRS" <aurelius@...> ...
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Edward Moore
proteus28@...
Aug 10, 2000 4:08 am
Thank you, Steve, for the thought-provoking response. Since conversation is our goal (among other things, I assume) I will expand upon some of the issues...
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Lynn Dewees
lynndewees@...
Aug 10, 2000 2:56 pm
Many (most?) religions have an elevated human figure who is the basis around which the religion formed. The Christians have Jesus, Buddhists have Buddha, Jews...
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Edward Moore
proteus28@...
Aug 10, 2000 4:00 pm
On Thu, 10 Aug 2000 10:51:07 -0400 "Lynn Dewees" <lynndewees@...> ... The religions you mentioned are what are referred to as "revealed"; religions,...
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Keith Seddon
K.H.S@...
Aug 10, 2000 4:39 pm
Announcement Dear Friends, Just to quickly let everyone know that the Stoic Foundation now has a basic website: ...
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Keith Seddon
K.H.S@...
Aug 10, 2000 5:10 pm
... I always say that I am a Stoic pagan. That is, I am a pagan, but what sort? Why, Stoic. I could say that I am a pagan Stoic. That is, I am a Stoic, but...
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Thomas
trs236@...
Aug 11, 2000 7:27 am
There has been recent discussion on the list of divine reason. If as moderns we abandon the Stoic cosmology, and just keep the confidence in reason, like Larry...
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Jan E Garrett
JANGARRETT@...
Aug 13, 2000 2:48 am
I have added links to The Stoic Foundation and to The Stoic Voice Journal to my "Stoic Place" website under "Links to Other Stoic Sites": ...
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Edward Moore
proteus28@...
Aug 23, 2000 5:27 am
Below are some notes I scribbled recently on a piece of scrap paper, during a free moment ... I was actually waiting for a pizza to be delivered. The Stoic...
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Jan E Garrett
JANGARRETT@...
Aug 24, 2000 1:46 am
Edward's musings on the hegemonikon (leading power) in the person according to Stoic theory prompted the following thoughts. To us the fact that Stoic sagedom...
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Jan E Garrett
JANGARRETT@...
Aug 24, 2000 2:19 am
I have been extremely busy with out of town travel occasioned by the death of my 84-year-old mother (it is not difficult not to grieve excessively given that...
