Given the lull in the forum and the interest of many of its members in ethics, I thought I would share with you something I have been working on. It will come...
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Jan E Garrett
JANGARRETT@...
Oct 8, 2000 1:54 am
Libertarianism and Discrimination Libertarians believe that property owners have the right to do with their (legitimately acquired) property as they see fit,...
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Jan E Garrett
JANGARRETT@...
Oct 9, 2000 1:45 am
[This is part III of an article I am sharing with the Forum regarding libertarianism, an influential political and ethical philosophy of our own time. Though...
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Jan E Garrett
JANGARRETT@...
Oct 11, 2000 1:47 am
Relational Ontology and Qualified Care Ethics: An Alternative to the Ownership Metaphor and Libertarianism At least as useful as the metaphor of ownership...
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breezyhill@...
Oct 13, 2000 12:22 am
... Relational Ontology and Qualified Care Ethics: An Alternative to the ... Ownership Metaphor and Libertarianism ... At least as useful as the...
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breezyhill@...
Oct 13, 2000 12:37 am
... Forgive me if I am being dense, but are these last few e-mails supposed to be a justification for abortion? And why do you insist on using the term...
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Keith Seddon
K.H.S@...
Oct 13, 2000 12:34 pm
Jack writes, in response to remarks on abortion in Jan's paper on the Limits of Libertarianism: ___________________________________ Why not simply admit that...
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Lynn Dewees
lynndewees@...
Oct 13, 2000 1:47 pm
... From: "Keith Seddon" <K.H.S@...> ... I'd disagree on this point. The last time I went through this debate, I found it useful to distinguish...
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Perikles Solon
periklessolon@...
Oct 14, 2000 10:20 am
Keith wrote: I believe it was Phillipa Foot who wrote an article on abortion who likened a woman who has become unintentionally pregnant to someone who wakes...
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Jack Parks
breezyhill@...
Oct 14, 2000 7:13 pm
Fellow Stoics, Not to offend, or stir an emotional tempest, may I redirect this discussion? The questions I would like to ask are, "When does one actually make...
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Keith Seddon
K.H.S@...
Oct 14, 2000 11:24 pm
Jack writes: ______________________________ If we can agree that the essential function of sexual intercourse is the creation of new human beings I believe we...
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Keith Seddon
K.H.S@...
Oct 14, 2000 11:24 pm
... article ... You are quite right. Thank you. I have the article in front of me. Live with honour, Keith...
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breezyhill@...
Oct 15, 2000 2:54 am
... Dear Keith, Evidently we have reached a point upon we are going to have to simply disagree. Very well, let us do so. I appreciate your rational approach...
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Jan E Garrett
JANGARRETT@...
Oct 16, 2000 2:38 am
While we are discussing the abortion issue, a complex one, to be sure, it might be useful to remind ourselves that there is a range of positions FROM the...
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Timothy Anstiss
Anstiss.Shl@...
Oct 16, 2000 4:29 am
Jack wrote: "Evidently we have reached a point upon we are going to have to simply disagree. Very well, let us do so. I appreciate your rational approach to ...
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bertr@...
Oct 16, 2000 5:24 pm
... From: Jan E Garrett To: International Stoic Forum Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 8:37 PM Subject: [stoics] A moderate position on abortion While we are...
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bertr@...
Oct 16, 2000 5:31 pm
If we can agree that the essential function of sexual intercourse is the creation of new human beings I believe we can quickly reach consensus in this matter....
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Les Peterson
procopious@...
Oct 16, 2000 7:46 pm
As a massage therapist I would like to add my two cents worth on the issue of the function of intercourse. Without touch, people die. I recall a turn of the...
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Appiusequitius@...
Oct 16, 2000 9:18 pm
I know I haven't spoken up much, but I was kinda afraid that I would say something stupid, which I usually do. Anyway, my position on this is, well, being of...
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Jan E Garrett
JANGARRETT@...
Oct 17, 2000 1:36 am
I received the following letter . . . ... google) while looking for a full-text version of seneca's letters from a stoic. ... the ... My response: Go to The...
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Jan E Garrett
JANGARRETT@...
Oct 17, 2000 2:04 am
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Edward Moore
proteus28@...
Oct 17, 2000 2:45 am
On Mon, 16 Oct 2000 20:35:18 -0500 Jan E Garrett <JANGARRETT@...> ... This is a commonly held misconception or 'misprision' of the Neo-Platonic ...
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Jan E Garrett
JANGARRETT@...
Oct 18, 2000 2:53 am
Thank you for your comments, Edward. Not being an expert on Neo-Platonism, I may have read orthodox Platonic notions into Plotinus' positions. Plotinus'...
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Edward Moore
proteus28@...
Oct 18, 2000 5:15 am
On Tue, 17 Oct 2000 21:51:50 -0500 Jan E Garrett <JANGARRETT@...> writes: Plotinus' Nous/Mind, if I understand him correctly, is the locus of the ...
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Timothy Anstiss
Anstiss.Shl@...
Oct 18, 2000 5:34 am
dear peter, I commonly say stupid things - that doesn't make me stupid. Several people thinking me stupid does not make me stupid either. I remain a fallible...
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Jack Gendron
countryblues@...
Oct 23, 2000 6:28 pm
Greetings All! I am not new to philosophy, and I am acquainted with some of the Stoic literature. Moreover I earn my living as both a library technician and a...
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Keith Seddon
K.H.S@...
Oct 23, 2000 10:02 pm
Hello Jack, ... I would say, yes, acquire Seneca's *Moral Essays*. There are gems of insight and wisdom all thru Seneca, and there are even engaging passages...
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Jack Gendron
countryblues@...
Oct 24, 2000 4:17 am
Greetings Keith! Thank you very much for your suggestions. Unless others have additional comments for me to consider, my acquisitions list now includes the...
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Keith Seddon
K.H.S@...
Oct 24, 2000 10:20 pm
Hello Jack, ... On Benefits comprises 7 'books', all about the same length, without any titles or headings. I realise that this is available online (in the...
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Keith Seddon
K.H.S@...
Oct 24, 2000 10:21 pm
... The Spiritual Teachings of Marcus Aurelius Mark Forstater Hodder & Stoughton (UK) ISBN 0-340-76672-7 £10 Hardback ISBN 1-84032-340-X £8.99 Audio Cassette...
