It's difficult to specify the personality type or types in words. If I say that they tend to value rationality, that would also be true for chess players....
Oops! Thanks, Vicki, I'd forgotten this was in the article by Schell the url to which I'd forwarded. I guess that comes from reading a lot and not always...
Personality types? You mean ENTF and ISPJ or 'What Color is your Parachute'? I'm pretty sure the question had to do with the Myers-Briggs types. I used to...
... I completely agree. ... I am somewhat troubled by the fact that he lied _under oath_ about his sexual relationships, which is perjury, and that he suborned...
I wasn't specifically thinking of M-B, but it will do fine. Regards ENTP ... Parachute'? ... types. I used to own What Color is Your Parachute, which was ...
When I visited West Virginia a couple of years ago I made the acquaintance of a local political leader who said that Al Gore's biggest mistake in 2000 was not...
... radically different "profile" (expressed as four different letters), you may be able to figure out why you are having difficulty communicating with them or...
 I can see why a company would want to use these; I can also see why it would be interesting at best and about at accurate as your zodiac sign at worst. ... ...
Gore wasn't a "friend of coal." I doubt he could have won even with Clinton. Clinton would not have won in 1996 if he had not thoroughly repented of any "gun...
I took the Myer Briggs test a number of years ago and I am an extrovert. It has been suggested in the past that Introverts are more drawn to Stoicism but I...
Disarmers are losers. This is becoming more clear. Even Clinton and Obama now give lip-service to the individual right to keep and bear arms. This is...
... It's one thing to know what has been suggested, or about what you think ... *evidence* suggests. Is there actual data anywhere regarding the question of...
... I don't understand your distinction. Please explain. ... Do you mean to suggest that A. holds that there is one and only one correct choice in any...
Thanks Sophie I have no scientific basis only some posts from forums awhile ago and discussions with other members. The process of inward focus was suggested...
Thank you, Jan. You have answered my question. You are a Traditionalist. The Stoics may have placed a low value on the unchanging past, but you appear to...
This is one of my favorite things I have ever read from you Grant (or, indeed anywhere in a long time) - I fully agree, and I'm saving this :) Sincerely, ...
If you really want to simplify it, I think that the only thing generally agreed upon around here as being a principle essential to Stoicism is that there are 2...
... performed the ... Now, since ... Sadly, as a Humanist, I must agree Steve. As we enter a post-Christian era, we are at a point where people are not in open...
If the classical Stoics took the "past" to be an expression of the will of the rational, wise, providential supreme being, as they no doubt did, then they...
Daniel: As a atheist myself, I agree with you 100% about the tendency towards religion-bashing in so many atheist sites online. They propose nothing, as...
It may be a minor point to most members of the Forum, but (1) the Aristotelian sage (sophos) is the person who possesses and actualizes the intellectual...
Actually, Amos is a great name. Hosea. ... From: Amos To: stoics@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 2:58 PM Subject: [stoics] And I'm Bill Ayers ...
... Easy is good and it does not get any easier than this: BASIC IDEAS OF THE STOICS.htm Key Stoic tenets. analysis.htm Paul's analysis of some Stoic concepts....
... here as being a principle essential to Stoicism is that there are 2 types of things: those under our control, and those not. Those not, matter not. ...
Thank you Jan, this is a great argument for understanding the value of tradition in modern Stoicism. I also agree with you that "in some respects human beings...
Jane wrot:> ... and call himself a "modern Stoic," it seems to me that the only responsible thing is to make a real effort to understand classical Stoicism....
Hi there Jan, Â It's easy to be in favor of a vague term, the devil is in the details though ;-) Â Is Al Gore in favor of generational justice, or is he in...
