I'd like to call a new book (well, new in English) to the attention of Forum members. It is Greek Thought: A Guide to Classical Knowledge, eds. Jacques ...
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dhughlew@...
Jan 6, 2001 5:45 pm
Dear Forum Members, I just wanted to let you know that there is a draft on the Internet of a Stoicism section from a forthcoming book on philosophy by Tom...
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Jan Garrett
jan.garrett@...
Jan 8, 2001 6:23 pm
Richard, Thanks for this reference. This seems to be a valuable well-written popularization of the "practical Stoics." I have included this link in my list of...
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Dean Baratta
iago@...
Jan 8, 2001 9:44 pm
Hi listmembers, I'm new to the list and was wondering if anyone has heard of, or experience with teaching the principals of stoicism to youth, particularly...
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queena_chou@...
Jan 9, 2001 12:42 am
Dear Sir, May I ask what you mean by at-risk youth? Then perhaps we could be better at assisting you with suggestions and ideas. Best regards, Queena...
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Dean Baratta
iago@...
Jan 9, 2001 1:18 am
Sorry about that..... By 'at-risk' I'm talking about youth who have a history of delinquency, drug use, abusive family situations, etc or are heading down that...
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Keith Seddon
K.H.S@...
Jan 9, 2001 8:53 pm
Hello Jan, I'd like to call a new book (well, new in English) to the attention of Forum members. It is Greek Thought: A Guide to Classical Knowledge, eds....
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dchave@...
Jan 12, 2001 11:17 pm
To whom it all concerns, my genios tells me that seneca is the winner here: Of all our stoic virtues, wisdom(i.e. discernment)is like minerva, our light and...
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dchave@...
Jan 13, 2001 12:04 am
... chapters giving advice to beginners of the stoic way and to young men in particular....
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bertr@...
Jan 13, 2001 4:24 pm
... From: dchave@... To: stoics@egroups.com Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [stoics] Teaching Stoicism ... =============== Many years...
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Geoffrey Frasz
geoffrey_frasz@...
Jan 14, 2001 2:14 am
... My question for the group is whether or not all the Stoics thought like Cicero, that wisdom (prudence, discernment) was a virtue? Aristotle makes the...
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Jan Garrett
jan.garrett@...
Jan 15, 2001 4:30 pm
Recent scholarship suggests that Stoics had less of a party line than older scholarship thought they did, but I think it is fair to say that all who identified...
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Timothy Anstiss
Anstiss.Shl@...
Jan 16, 2001 5:52 am
I am interested in using improvement methods from industry in the field of healthcare and personal development. For instance, statistical process control...
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Keith Seddon
K.H.S@...
Jan 22, 2001 11:56 pm
... This is what Epictetus said: Signs of someone's making progress: he censures no one; he praises no one; he blames no one; he never talks about himself as a...
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dchave@...
Jan 23, 2001 9:15 pm
... and ... praises no ... him ... someone ... easternized Stoicism. Speaking for myself, the example for beginners given above by our Epictetus seems above...
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dchave@...
Jan 23, 2001 10:54 pm
I have a question regarding the religious aspects of the ancient Stoa. Any information that pertains specifically to devotional/contemplative practises as...
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Timothy Anstiss
Anstiss.Shl@...
Jan 24, 2001 5:52 am
consciouness has evolved, as has the capacity to reason. Both are functions of certain typpes of organism, and serve the promotion of genetic fitness and...
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Timothy Anstiss
Anstiss.Shl@...
Jan 24, 2001 5:56 am
dear damien, could you give us some of the references please, as many have these works, thanks, tim ... From: dchave@... <dchave@...> To:...
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dchave@...
Jan 24, 2001 7:25 am
... Salve, Ars vita est Damien...
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dchave@...
Jan 24, 2001 8:08 am
... hydra is a development of the interplay of these two ugly models and it too will crumble soon if it is not amended by the strict governance of a humane...
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Jan Garrett
jan.garrett@...
Jan 24, 2001 2:32 pm
Some very brief thoughts regarding questions raised here recently: * The ancient Stoics were materialists and theists, but it is hard to combine these two when...
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Keith Seddon
K.H.S@...
Jan 24, 2001 8:58 pm
... Perhaps someone should write a book in clear order on the everyday practise of stoicism for the contemporary layperson. ... I have made the attempt to do...
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dchave@...
Jan 25, 2001 3:17 am
... I'll add my 3 cents worth: Stoicism at least postulates a heirarchy of being composed of "hyle"(substance/ "matter"/that which is moved or organized), and...
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Timothy Anstiss
Anstiss.Shl@...
Jan 25, 2001 5:20 am
"darwinian evolution is debunked, but we can't discuss it here" perhap we can take this a few steps at a time, so my mind can discover how it has been taken...
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Jan Garrett
jan.garrett@...
Jan 25, 2001 3:19 pm
... dchave writes: The ancient stoa, seems to me took a mystical approach towards the question ofdivinity. There is false contemporary notion that mysticism...
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Timothy Anstiss
Anstiss.Shl@...
Jan 26, 2001 5:57 am
dchave writes: "The ancient stoa, seems to me took a mystical approach towards the question ofdivinity. There is false contemporary notion that mysticism...
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Jan Garrett
jan.garrett@...
Jan 26, 2001 6:59 pm
On the strength of the title and the reputation of the author I am ordering this book for my university library. Emotion and Peace of Mind: From Stoic...
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Keith Seddon
K.H.S@...
Jan 26, 2001 10:07 pm
Thanks for this, Jan. I have ordered my copy today! Best wishes, Keith ... From: Jan Garrett To: International Stoic Forum Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 6:58...
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dchave@...
Jan 27, 2001 6:11 am
... I saw an eagle with eyes of flashing light and a brilliant youth who held high the kylix of wisdom I beheld the lions' golden stare from his naked breast...
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dchave@...
Jan 27, 2001 6:45 am
... I am skeptical about the mutation and PREFERENCE of certain DNA. Scientia is a goddess most difficult to please..No one has seen human DNA mutate in a...
