On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 5:37 AM, Alexander Alvarenga ... It depends on what you understand stoicism to be. If it is the modern view that focuses almost...
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TheophileEscargot
snailman100
Nov 1, 2011 10:14 am
Yes, I think this is a good situation to practice stoicism. Remind yourself that what the other person thinks is not in your power, and therefore nothing to be...
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TheophileEscargot
snailman100
Nov 1, 2011 10:47 am
Thanks for this, very interesting! We've discussed the subject of a possible Stoic influence on Adam Smith before. This certainly shows he was familiar with...
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Keith Seddon
khs10uk
Nov 2, 2011 2:51 pm
... Actually, this is a complete myth, based on a really stupid mistake by the people who first looked into the statistical significance of drinking on health....
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Kevin
kevin11_c
Nov 2, 2011 6:19 pm
I'll take a stab at my own analysis.... Â * Positive Emotion (of which happiness and life satisfaction are all aspects). This one at first blush seems to be...
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Stephen.
stephen66onlyin
Nov 2, 2011 8:31 pm
Dear Stoics, citizens of the earth, In this situation i would recall the saying" " Silence will create respect and dignity" Pax, Stephen On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at...
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Ohio Patriot
ohio_patriot
Nov 3, 2011 1:35 pm
Fellow Stoics: It is first and foremost with a sense of honor that I greet everyone of you on this page. As a lifelong adherent to the Deist philosophy; I have...
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JIM GODDARD
jim660331
Nov 3, 2011 1:56 pm
Hello, Â Welcome to the Forum. I hope you will find it a rewarding experience. Â Regards, Â Jim ... From: Ohio Patriot <ohio_patriot@...> Subject:...
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Grant Sterling
fccmoose
Nov 3, 2011 3:16 pm
... Greetings. I hope you find your time here rewarding. {One minor note--as most people use the word, "Deism" is more than just a system where one believes ...
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Alexander Alvarenga
moltronstoic
Nov 3, 2011 6:06 pm
Hello stoic community. This is the last news of my country El Salvador and its says is the most violent in the world. ...
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Jan Garrett
chrys1943
Nov 3, 2011 8:07 pm
A few days ago, I sent the Forum a link to the full discussion of the Stoics that we find in Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments. Here it is again for your...
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Beatrix
murrell91910
Nov 3, 2011 8:56 pm
Hello "Ohio Patriot," wish I knew your name--or at least your first name, oh well, I offer my welcome to you, though I rarely post on the Stoic List. I've...
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Timo
kkoivu
Nov 3, 2011 10:06 pm
Alexander, Â Instead of a lecture I would like to encourage you to read about two individuals who faced tremendeous hardships and how they overcame them. I...
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Kevin
kevin11_c
Nov 3, 2011 10:18 pm
Smith: Â Â "The plan and system which Nature has sketched out for our conduct, seems to be altogether different from that of the Stoical philosophy. From:...
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Nicholas Cowham
eperotema
Nov 5, 2011 2:41 pm
Salve Stoici, Over the years, as I've been called upon to interview and evaluate potential staff, and I have developed a few little questions designed to take...
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Michel Daw
michelgdaw
Nov 5, 2011 3:31 pm
If he lived in Canada, it would be a simple matter of marrying his own uncle. Consanguinity is therefore not an issue. Possible, but highly improbable. ... -- ...
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Jan Garrett
chrys1943
Nov 5, 2011 3:44 pm
Kevin writes, "I think the difference lies between what is natural and what is Natural. No doubt the Stoic would have agreed that our focus , desires and...
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Jan Garrett
chrys1943
Nov 5, 2011 3:51 pm
Adam Smith's critique of classical Stoicism was much more plausible in Smith's time than it would have been in Chrysippus' or Epictetus' time. The size of the...
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Nicholas Cowham
eperotema
Nov 5, 2011 4:21 pm
Thanks for playing Michel! I'd definitely award 2 points for not assuming heterosexual relationships, but then I would have to deduct a point for introducing...
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Dave Kelly
ptypes
Nov 5, 2011 6:50 pm
Hello Alexander, Keith (Stoic_Serenity, pg. 109) discusses the exercise of adopting a cosmic perspective: ...
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Kevin
kevin11_c
Nov 6, 2011 3:53 am
IÂ have read that reading in general was quite a chore in the ancient world; many gramatical rules we take for granted hadn't been invented yet. Â Â ...
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Michel Daw
michelgdaw
Nov 6, 2011 4:17 pm
Ah, Gich you always bring a smile to my face. While Canada is certainly not THE model, it is assuredly A model. We do alright for ourselves, and help out when...
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Michel Daw
michelgdaw
Nov 6, 2011 7:21 pm
LOL! Thanks for an additional chuckle. ... -- Cheers, Michel "If one accomplishes some good though with toil, the toil passes, but the good remains; if one...
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TheophileEscargot
snailman100
Nov 6, 2011 7:43 pm
I'm not a big fan of David Cameron. But he is the legitimate leader of the UK by our laws and customs. He has the support of the majority of the House of...
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TheophileEscargot
snailman100
Nov 6, 2011 8:04 pm
To start with, from quick check of Wolfram Alpha, we now believe the universe to be 880,000,000,000,000,000,000,000km in size, whereas the solar system is a...
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Guillaume Andrieu
subtenante
Nov 6, 2011 8:41 pm
Hi Nyk. Would you consider the case of Eteocles and Polynices as being both their own uncles, being (half) brothers of their father ? Cheers, Guillaume. ... --...
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Elom Damalie
eloclan
Nov 7, 2011 9:32 am
As a stoic i will consider that of Tanzania.It all comes down to ethics and values.I am a ghanaian.And they said the same to our government.But the thing...
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Keith Seddon
khs10uk
Nov 7, 2011 12:15 pm
... authority to speak and make decisions on their behalf. <<< Well, I didn't vote for him, or one of his MPs, and neither did 7 out of 10 other people who...
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TheophileEscargot
snailman100
Nov 7, 2011 12:46 pm
Well yes, even in Burke's view, the leader's knowledge of what is objectively right must come from his own opinions, or what Burke calls "his mature judgment,...
