Hi Keith. ... I don't believe in people being absolutely respectable or honourable. I don't wish to totally, absolutely take the whole person and all her...
"It is disgraceful even for an old man, or one who has sighted old age, to have a note-book knowledge. "This is what Zeno said." But what have you yourself...
Keith wrote: Despite the overwhelming evidence that the traditional Stoic outlook is fundamentally theist, I am personally very sympathetic to the modern claim...
Thanks Gich. This was a brave and revealing self-analysis. I congratulate you on your self-disclosure. Perhaps now you will be able to move on from making...
Thanks Donald, I had an immediate opportunity to test an anxious appraisal of an event that I was guilty of, and was satisfied with the result. I will be...
The overwhelming evidence is that the traditional Stoic outlook is tied inextricably to Greek and Roman religion, not to some ambiguous "theism." Epictetus'...
... Perhaps I may also stake my claim. I wrote this some years ago in my commentary to Epictetus' /Handbook/: The injunction of /Handbook/ 31.5 But it is...
Perhaps. But, on the other hand, I'm not ashamed to admit that I see a lot farther by standing on the shoulders of giants. John ... From: Michel Daw...
Yes, but what do *you* see from there? That is what Seneca is saying. Don't just report, add to the conversation. ... -- Cheers, Michel "If one accomplishes...
I don't see that Epictetus' God bears any more resemblance to Zeus, Hera or Athena, either. The God of the Philosophers does not seem to have been much...
Can the stoics be describe  as being "Pantheist's"?. I am more comfortable with this position. Leo ... From: Keith Seddon <k.h.seddon@...> Subject:...
Im new so im afraid to get baned to put the word sex, please forgive me if its wrong. But this seems to be one of the strongest if not the strongest desires,...
A couple of things: First, when I'm Seneca or Epictetus or M. Aurelius then I'll take it upon myself to be a teacher. At this point, I'm still just a student. ...
I agree! As Karl Popper said: Philosophy is the religion for the intellectuals. I think in philosophy, we utilize our thinking faculties to decide what is...
John and Rino: I afraid we may be misunderstanding each other. I was asking: "What have you yourself said? What is your own opinion?" and you rightly form...
Hello moltronstoic, Referring to Epitetus discourse on adultery ( refer to below's quote):My interpretation is that we will be given our portion in sexual...
Hello Keith, ... As I mentioned before I have a tendency to quibble, so I am cautious in that regard, as I believe I ought to be. However, to the end that it...
I think the concept of Stoic god is similar to the concept of Spinozan God or even Islamic God, even though Islamic God is unique in a sense that the God has a...
Hi Gich, I think you exaggerate the hegemony of string theory. There are perfectly healthy research communities devoted to alternatives such as loop quantum ...
... Yes, I completely accept that neither you nor Keith are suggesting that. I am not willing to adopt a position of a good-bad of lesser force either. What I...
Yes, one sentence posts tend to be a little annoying. A couple of my favourite (recent) examples. "No. The Stoics were Panentheists!" "Recourse to analogy is...
Dearest Gich. It seems that you are a little quick to reply to this one. ... You asked what *I* believe (question 3.) I responded. ... Somewhat confused by...
Cool, Michel. I did fail to understand where you were coming from in your original post. I think we are on the same page, as far as why we study Stoicism and...
Michel and John, My comment was a response to John's email. So, in this case, I have misunderstood the whole discussion, but I am still corresponding and...
