Hello, I have been reading the forum for a few days, and this is my first post. "It seems that living a life of virtue in accordance with human and universal...
Relax! It might be a while before your problems are over, but when they are, they will be over for a long, long time, just like my problems and all of our...
Hi John: Josh was being sarcastic. He is casting aspersions upon the perceptivity of the rank and file amongst we other list participants. Welcome to the list....
... Welcome! ... does not require or support supernatural beliefs." ... Yes, certainly one could live a virtuous life without belief in anything supernatural,...
... and logic to our judgments and to our cosmological inquiries. In ancient times the belief in "gods" had several purposes. It explained things that could ...
... I only have a few minutes, but I thought I'd throw in my +/- $0.02 worth.... First of all, I think it is simply wrong to suggest that _all_ knowledge must...
Grant, Thank you for your detailed response. Your comments are very helpful to my understanding of the Stoic philosophy. Im glad that there is room for...
Thanks for your comments Michel. I did pick up on the irony of Josh's comments, that's why I was asking for clarification. I've read quite a few of the...
Hi Michael, ... I had to correct my original impulse to remark about "Sarcastic Stoicism" sarcastically. That's because sarcasm is a pathos subsumed, I think,...
It seems to me that the existence of supernatural being is entirely irrelevant to Stoicism. The implications of Stoic philosophy is that one should act...
... I can understand the stresses here though. If one is to act virtuously, how does one know what exactly is virtue? How it get to be that way? WHY is courage...
After thinking more about it my original post ( that teaching Stoic techniques in a moral vacuum is a bad idea) was a frivolous point, because we simply...
... Which wouldn't align with actual Stoic history, so there is probably some misunderstanding of Stoic principles if someone does hold that position (and ...
Hi Micel, ... Perhaps I'm missing some intended irony, here, but that doesn't speak well for neo-stoics. "Making it up as they go" makes them look somewhat...
Hey Dave: I was going to post some long reply as to how little we actually have to work on. But I found that I did not want to start an argument, nor seem to ...
A favorite saying from Marcus Aurelius (_Med._, IV.3): The universe is change; life is judgment. "This then remains: Remember to retire into this little...
Hi Michel, If there are good arguments for neo-stoic views, especially those that argue against views held by Stoics who are not neo-stoics, this is the place...
Good idea. Let's open it up. What elements of ancient Stoic practice and tradition could (or should) be updated to reflect modern thought in the sciences,...
Hi Michel, I've just recently found it impossible to accept Chrysippus' argument for and belief in the existence of divination. But I can't think of any of...
All, In chapter III "Propositional Connectives" of the book Stoic Logic by Benson Mates, Mr. Mates discusses Implication from a historical perspective. He...
I have no idea what Chrysippus argument is, but divination works well enough, as anyone who has bothered to learn one of the methods of divining can attest. ....
 I think the conception of energy, was something they did not have. The fundamental idea that "only a body could effect a body" had far reaching effects on...
It's difficult to define what New Stoicism is. At its broadest, its the modern (ie post-1950) revival of interest in Stoicism, and its practical relevance to...
