The problem is that the "boomers" fail to see themselves as one generation among many. So you see, "the Chosen people" thing isn't going away here, it's...
Gich writes: ____________ My post says nothing about Sagedom, Steve. The post is solely concerned with reaching Stoic eudaimonia. _____________ Synonymous...
... acquisition of virtue is also an education of the emotions. We should not rid ourselves of fear, anger, resentment or whatever. We should train ourselves...
PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY: Part 1 Dear All, I had earlier committed upon Engberg-Pedersen’s PAUL AND THE STOICS. I got through the general introduction and the...
Good article, but in my opinion, the U.S. is never again going to be the super-power that it was or imagined that it was pre-crisis and the article does not...
... introduction by Brad Inwood and Lloyd P. Gerson. ... Pages. ... Gerson's Hellenistic Philosophy, consolidating related texts into larger, more continuous...
Right about the first point, Fred, if it is suitably qualified. The premise in the second sentence doesn't fit Aristotle's view very well. Contemplative...
We can agree with Arendt on the importance, for a flourishing life, of political liberties. We don't have to downplay the importance of the "social question"...
The Philosophy of Pathos II from Abraham Heschel, Prophets pp. 325-330 [PATHOS AND APATHY IN THE MORAL THEORY OF THE WEST] PATHOS AND APATHY The Stoics...
Gich writes: "However, although all Stoic students are trying to make 'progress' towards virtue and eudaimonia; it's nevertheless the case that, in classical...
... I think that, in the long run, political efforts based on reason are more likely to produce beneficial results (remember, I said "in the long run") than ...
... True, but A. thinks that, since humans are essentially social creatures, no human being can live a life of constant contemplation. (We also need sleep,...
... So can I. I think it is unlikely that anyone has actually _attained it_, though, at least in its pure form. ... Then you don't actually understand...
... potentiality, although it presupposes our natural capacity for virtue or vice or in-between states. Nor is a disposition the same thing as activity, it is,...
People have divided up the population in many ways for purposes of historical explanation. This generational theory is about as much help as dividing up...
To resurrect an old thread, Keith mentioned that he likes to watch House, and his wife accuses him of being like the protagonist. Dr. House is an abrasive,...
My boss, told me one day that he finally found someone who reminded him of me. It was House. I watched the show and was suprised; I thought I was a nice guy. ...
... him of me. It was House. I watched the show and was suprised; I thought I was a nice guy. ... After watching House (and studying Stoicism), I'm convinced...
That little speech by Dr. Cameron was very moving. To find it so is implicitly to believe that there is a role for pathos in the good life when it is not...
After watching House (and studying Stoicism), I'm convinced that doing what society considers "right" may not be the virtuous thing to do. --Tony ... Actually,...
Mark: Kevin--maybe your boss was paying you a compliment by saying you do a good job. If you were House, you would have sexually her assed him and made him...
... There are significant differences between A. and the Stoics, but I'm not sure that there are significant differences in this particular regard. A. thinks...
... I didn't see that episode, but I have been moved by speeches of that sort on similar shows in the past. I would prefer not being moved by them. ... I...
Kevin: I've never seen the TV program and I have no idea what it is about, but I completely agree with you that certain personality types are drawn to...
Grant said: "In that respect, perhaps. Does he behave with perfect virtue and rationality?" Can't say for sure. Many years since I've seen it, so the details...
In an effort to be virtuous I am trying not to act "against the rules" of classical Stoicism. But are the rules of classical Stoicism the rules of modern...
One of the premises of the article can be found in this quote from it: Â "My generation, the baby boomers--ominously nicknamed "the boomers"--has been...
