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Jarod Dening
dukkha0@...
May 4, 2001 9:13 pm
I am currently working on an article regarding consciousness - the approach is somewhat applicable to mysticism, but also incorporates Hellenistic thought....
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Timothy Anstiss
Anstiss.Shl@...
May 6, 2001 7:25 am
I have achieved one of my medium term objectives, which is to gain access to the curriculum of a local school in order to expose its pupils to some stoic...
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Thomas
tc266@...
May 6, 2001 10:31 am
... I'll throw in some buddhism as well, for balance and because their is significant overlap in terms of injunctions for personal happiness. ... This...
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wolf@...
May 7, 2001 5:05 am
Let the Divinity Within You Give You Strength Tim. I sincerely wish you well in your endevor to spread the message of stoic natural philosophy to the...
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Geoffrey Howard
sojourner@...
May 7, 2001 7:20 am
what a positively noble endeavor you embark upon. I wish you the very best. -- Geoffrey Howard MFA Directing/Acting Texas Tech University Theatre Department ...
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Geoffrey Howard
sojourner@...
May 7, 2001 7:27 am
I just received a job offer to work with a group of playwrights and actors in a retreat setting developing new scripts. What may be interesting to this group...
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Timothy Anstiss
Anstiss.Shl@...
May 7, 2001 8:30 am
clinical psychology research informs us that changing what a person thinks can help them change what they feel in a helpful way - e.g. reducing the extent to...
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clovers009@...
May 7, 2001 12:23 pm
I'm wondering how modern Stoic philosophers look upon the major tenets of the philosophy of Frederich Nietzsche. Can someone here make a summary? Ginni...
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Jan Garrett
jan.garrett@...
May 7, 2001 4:52 pm
A couple brief comments, far too brief to do the topic justice: 1. It is well known that Nietzsche had no use for Christianity, which he identified with...
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Geoffrey Howard
sojourner@...
May 7, 2001 5:44 pm
Thank you, Tim. I suspected at best an "attaboy." from this group. I suspect that some of the "real" stoics in here think me foolish for applying stoic...
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Jan Garrett
jan.garrett@...
May 7, 2001 7:31 pm
Dear Stoic Friends and Members of the International Forum, I am going to take temporary leave soon from the Forum (though I will try to reset my membership at...
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clovers009@...
May 8, 2001 6:25 pm
In a message dated 5/7/2001 9:53:49 AM Pacific Daylight Time, jan.garrett@... writes: << Stoics are not metaphysical dualists as (most) Christians are, yet...
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Timothy Anstiss
Anstiss.Shl@...
May 9, 2001 5:48 am
ginni, I suspect you are right, he would see stoicism as a slave morality in what was previously desired is denied any worth. Nietzsche was quite explicit...
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dchave@...
May 9, 2001 6:19 am
But in a world of pluralisms, Neitzche's "ubermensch" can only prosper by self imposed discipline and discrimination of the power of choice....All subject to...
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clovers009@...
May 9, 2001 7:38 pm
Right, and if Nietzsche's eternal recurrence were so, I don't understand how an Uebermensch could even emerge. Ginni In a message dated 5/8/2001 11:23:35 PM...
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Mike Campbell
mikpame@...
May 10, 2001 12:54 pm
This is good. The disciplines involved with Stoic thought will help kids fight against peer pressure and many of the problems troubling our youth. One...
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Timothy Anstiss
Anstiss.Shl@...
May 11, 2001 5:17 am
I agree entirely that the subject needs to be taught as "how to live well, become and stay healthy, be mindful and look after other people and the environment...
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Jarod Dening
dukkha0@...
May 11, 2001 10:44 pm
In regards to Nietzsche and Stoicism: I have a rudimentary knowledge of Stoicism, so chances are I'm way offbase. Nietzsche praised Epicurus - who was one of...
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clovers009@...
May 12, 2001 12:20 am
In a message dated 5/11/2001 3:45:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time, dukkha0@... writes: << we must control the will (in contrast to simply repressing our...
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Jan E Garrett
jangarrett@...
May 12, 2001 7:23 pm
I don't think a classical (Chrysippean) Stoic would talk about controlling the will, because the will/intention/power of assenting or not assenting...
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Thomas
tc266@...
May 13, 2001 9:35 am
... This idea is also very French (that 'Raison' brings order to the inner and outer world, like an elegant French garden brings order to nature). An example...
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Geoffrey Howard
sojourner@...
May 14, 2001 9:27 pm
Was the Apostle Paul a Stoic before following Jesus? -- Geoffrey Howard MFA Directing/Acting Texas Tech University Theatre Department ...
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Marks Michael - mmarks
mmarks@...
May 14, 2001 9:36 pm
I believe Paul was a Pharisee, who studied under the teaching of Gamaliel. There is a book titled "Paul and the Stoics" by Troels Engberg-Pedersen (ISBN...
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Eric061450@...
May 14, 2001 10:45 pm
In a message dated 5/14/2001 4:29:13 PM Central Daylight Time, ... he was a pharisee, who studied under Gamaliel. I'm not sure if this would have precluded his...
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Edward Moore
proteus28@...
May 15, 2001 6:19 am
The only evidence we have as to Paul being a Pharisee is his own declaration. This 'evidence' is quite dubious, especially since Paul, in his letters, almost...
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bertr@...
May 15, 2001 12:39 pm
... From: Timothy Anstiss To: stoics@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 7:00 AM Subject: Re: [stoics] Digest Number 642 - Teaching Kids Stoicism...
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Marks Michael - mmarks
mmarks@...
May 15, 2001 3:59 pm
Your comments puzzle me. First, the evidence we have of Paul being a Pharisee is not limited to his own declaration. Luke appears to give credence to the...
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Edward Moore
proteus28@...
May 15, 2001 6:33 pm
On Tue, 15 May 2001 10:58:37 -0500 Marks Michael - mmarks <mmarks@...> writes: Your comments puzzle me. First, the evidence we have of Paul being a ...
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Marks Michael - mmarks
mmarks@...
May 15, 2001 6:48 pm
Points taken, but it still seems to me that you are dismissing historical evidences in favor of conjecture. Nevertheless, the defense rests. ... From: Edward...
