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----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Burch
To: stoics@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, December 01,...
Esteemed, This is my first real post, so forgive me if this has already been discussed. In recent posts I've seen a bit of debate over theological matters and...
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Timothy Anstiss
Anstiss.Shl@...
Dec 6, 2001 6:32 pm
Sean, you will find a mix of people in this group, some theist some atheist. I am impressed with stoic thought, like their views on emotion, passion, virtue,...
Well, I think stoicism without a universal god doesn't work. Some might call it Zeus, some might update to "god", "Yahweh", "Iupiter". Some I suspect could...
But isn't Buddhism non-theistic? I know very little about it, but I heard that somewhere,some time. Personally I find the kalam argument for the existence of a...
I think it depends on the flavor. Japanese Zen buddhism I'd say could well be non-theistic. Buddhism such as is practiced in Tibet, is definately theistic....
I've been considering some of the responses I've received recently, but I'm still confident of my position that stoicism needs a better foundation than the one...
Sean, I think there are a number of us who find Stoic ethics fairly compelling but the theology less so, especially when we realize that the Stoic account of...
On Charles' questions, quick answers (that won't persuade him) 1. Can an atheist/materialist be a Stoic? Why not? On the usual interpretation of ancient Stoic...
... really is no point in pursuing virtue at all.<<< Why not? Why is it worthwhile pursuing virtue only if the universe is something more than, or something...
... and commented >>>The Achilles heel of all religions, philosophies, worldviews, opinions, etc. is that none (NONE) possess absolute certainty. Absolute...
More from Charles: ______________________________________________ ATHEIST: The Holocaust was wrong. BROADWAY: Why? A: Because it violated our standards of what...
... Pursuing virtue because we 'should', or pursuing it because we 'can', is at odds with my understanding of Stoic ethics and my own reasons for pursuing...
Charles, ... In what way is determinism contrary to atheism and/or materialism? One can be an atheist and still believe that effects are always due to causes....
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Timothy Anstiss
Anstiss.Shl@...
Dec 7, 2001 6:30 pm
On receiving my own e-mail to the group back on my pc I noticed a couple of attatchments - what seem to a PDF file and a image. My pc screen driver is messed...
Jan,
Many thanks to you and company for your
responses. If it is not too involved of
a question, may I ask what you mean by a
"Posidoneon" interpretation...
Timothy, ... I'm not sure which message you mean. I suppose it doesn't matter, as I haven't received any attachments from you. ... I have been quite pleased...
Sean, ... I expect Dr. Garrett is referring to Posidonius of Apamea. I don't know much about Posidonius' philosophy, and would not mind reading a brief ...
I received 2 attachments. My virus software doesn't recognize viruses in either one, but I'm still not going to open them! One was a gif file the other a...
The reference is to Posidonius, a "Stoic philosopher, scientist, and historian, c. 135-c. 50 BCE, based in Rhodes, a pupil of Panaetius, . . . [who] reverts to...
Timothy, Upon reviewing your earlier reply to my post (many thanks btw), I also found a gif and dat file attachment, although it doesn't register as an...
Jan, This brings up another question. Aside from Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, Seneca, and Cicero, what other Stoic philosophical writings exist to this day? I...
... Well, if I recall rightly Marcus Aurelius (121 CE - 180 CE) was reportedly either taught by Epictetus (50 CE - 130 CE) or taught by somebody else who had...
... Yes indeed. We do not know the date of Epictetus' birth with any reliablility. But we do know that as a child, Epictetus was the slave of one of Nero's...
I keep getting the feeling that the Hellenistic philosophers, mainly the Stoics and the Epicureans, are so modern to me. That each group had explored a way of...
I'm a little confused on some points in Stoic/Greek philosophy. I need some help. It's been awhile since I studied this stuff, and most of my free time is...
Thank you Charles for more stimulating questions! ... it?<<< I don't think it is possible that a drug could cause anyone to become *eudaimon*, that is, to...
