Thanks Gich, I'll chew through that very interesting presentation. Food for my thought. Jim Dr Jim Byrne ABC Coaching & Counselling Services 01422 843 629 ...
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Stephen.
stephen66onlyin
Apr 1, 2011 2:38 pm
Dear Stoics, Most economist and through the science of deduction agree that human involves with series of choices between alternative courses of action. ...
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Grant Sterling
fccmoose
Apr 1, 2011 2:47 pm
Trying to tackle two posts with one stone. ... ***** Without penetrating too deeply into the debate between compatibilists and libertarians with respect to...
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robert.worrall@...
robert.worra...
Apr 1, 2011 2:59 pm
I am aware that the conversation has moved on from this. But I have been mulling this over the last couple of days. Grant stated: "But since this is a _Stoic_...
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Beatrix
murrell91910
Apr 1, 2011 4:05 pm
... Local mind as represented in the scientific materialistic view essentially means the mind is localized strictly in the brain. On the other hand, "nonlocal";...
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Kevin
kevin11_c
Apr 1, 2011 10:13 pm
From: Grant Sterling wrote: <snip> The non-Stoic has habits or character traits that result in his being presented with impressions that contain a false...
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Steve Marquis
stevemarquis...
Apr 2, 2011 2:56 pm
Kevin writes: __________________ These "habits" in totality form our disposition or character. They themselves were formed by our prior assents and impulses...
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Steve Marquis
stevemarquis...
Apr 2, 2011 3:03 pm
All I get from that Gich is to be all-inclusive in one's evaluation of impressions, to not categorically shut out any role duty that potentially could bear on...
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Kevin
kevin11_c
Apr 2, 2011 9:43 pm
Some (by "some" I mean various authors I have read) have proposed that Epictetus had an unorthodox view concerning preferred \ dispreferred indifferents. To...
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Leo Iermano
leoiermano
Apr 2, 2011 11:15 pm
Thanks Jim Be sure to let the forum know when your book is available as I definitely would like to purchase a copy RegardsLeo ... From: Dr Jim Byrne...
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smellincoffee
Apr 3, 2011 12:00 am
Recently a friend introduced me to the chat client PalTalk, which allows people from all over the world to chat with text and microphones: it is accessible...
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smellincoffee
Apr 3, 2011 2:30 am
I have created the room "Philosophers Corner". I listed it under Religion and Spirituality / Christianity in order to attract traffic. The "other" category...
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TheophileEscargot
snailman100
Apr 3, 2011 6:08 am
I think this is a very good point. One thing though: the quote from Epictetus uses Socrates' phrase "citizen of the world". So the Stoic's overarching duty is...
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Kevin
kevin11_c
Apr 3, 2011 4:46 pm
Gich, to be clear I applaud your efforts to lift out the Stoic value that each of us are connected as social beings and that Virtue must be consistent with ...
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Kevin
kevin11_c
Apr 3, 2011 5:39 pm
I think when he talks about external things which are"in accordance with nature" or not he is speaking about preferred or dispreffered indifferents. They are ...
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Kevin
kevin11_c
Apr 3, 2011 6:53 pm
I think I understand. The way I understand the concept a preferred thing isn't preferred because of what it is but rather it is the sort of thing a particular...
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Kevin
kevin11_c
Apr 3, 2011 7:51 pm
Regarding the "only" place, the Latin transliteration, translated here as 'according to nature'is kata phusin. The word 'phusin' occurs 260 times in the ...
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Kevin
kevin11_c
Apr 3, 2011 8:07 pm
Actually I did find a way.The link below should take you to a list where there are many instances that this phrased was used. It would be a worth while study ...
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Dave Kelly
ptypes
Apr 3, 2011 9:01 pm
Here is a list I made of the 62 instances of kata phusin in the Perseus text. I checked the online Long translation for "nature" and found that he usually...
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Michael Marino
unkmonk1
Apr 3, 2011 9:14 pm
There's a "Metaphysics" and an "Interfaith" category; I couldn't see "Philosophers' Corner" anywhere, in any Religion category. ... From: smellincoffee...
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Mark
psbagumba
Apr 3, 2011 9:56 pm
I did a search for "philosophy" in the search box and found it. Strangely, it requires a double-click to open the room....
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Keith Seddon
khs10uk
Apr 4, 2011 12:09 am
... Well, Stoicism is prescriptive. It prescribes behaviour that will result in, or is consistent with, human flourishing: select the preferred indifferent...
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Mark
psbagumba
Apr 4, 2011 1:21 am
The paltalk room disappeared on me. And while I was trying to figure out what I was doing wrong, I noticed that there is a chat feature on YahooGroups. Does...
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smellincoffee
Apr 4, 2011 5:25 am
I put it (Philosophers Porch) under Christianity for traffic purposes. I think I saw you drop in last night: we had an active discussion, though past midnight...
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Dr Jim Byrne
jimbyrne123
Apr 4, 2011 8:13 am
I find it hard to comment on any of this as I do not know how to collect the evidence. Theoretical physics seems to me to have two aspects. The first is that...
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Keith Seddon
khs10uk
Apr 4, 2011 9:35 am
... You are confusing Greek with translation into English. I have just had a quick look at the Greek text, and the first time /adiaphora /appears, it is a...
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Grant Sterling
fccmoose
Apr 4, 2011 2:19 pm
... ***** I agree that you should deliberate about nothing as if you were detached from the whole, and I agree that I should have reference to the whole when I...
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Keith Seddon
khs10uk
Apr 4, 2011 8:00 pm
Hello Gich, 'things in accordance with nature' -- τῶν <morph?l=tw%3Dn&la=greek&prior=peri%5C> κατὰ <morph?l=kata%5C&la=greek&prior=tw=n> φύσιν ...
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Steve Marquis
stevemarquis...
Apr 4, 2011 8:51 pm
Part of Grant’s response to Gich: ____________ I'm not sure what you mean by 'prescriptive' in this context. ____________ That’s the nub of it...
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Kevin
kevin11_c
Apr 4, 2011 9:13 pm
I think it is worth mentioning, that not only does Epictetus tell us that we should consider the greater society when we consider different things he teaches a...
