There _is_ a connection to Stoicism, here. I came across a paper that argues that Stoicism can provide much needed wisdom insights for knowledge management,...
Hello All, Here's an interesting topic, I hope. I lie in bed with my laptop (God bless the internet) after a heavy bout of flu. Having got through the phase...
I've tried using stoic exercises during my minor illnesses. Worked very well when I had cracked/bruised ribs, was very helpful to remember what was in my power...
Thanks for this. Very useful. I've bookmarked the 'How to cope with pain' site. It looks helpful. I can empathise with your experience. I forgot that a couple...
Is their another edition of Seneca's letters apart from that from Loeb that is not "selected letters"? I would like to read them all (or what's available) but...
The University of Chicago Press is producing a series of modern translations of The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca. They only have three volumes so...
Seneca says in Epistle 1: "Nothing, Lucilius, is ours, except time." EPISTLE 1: ON SAVING TIME Greetings from Seneca to his friend Lucilius. CONTINUE to act...
Hi all, I just ran across this online. Call for papers! Â Conference on Epictetus and Stoicism at RIT http://www.ancientphilosophysociety.org/?p=715 Â ...
"The present is the point at which time touches eternity." That's the main premise of the blog post of which the following is an excerpt. "Everyone hustles his...
Whilst working through the first chapter of Seddon's Stoic Serenity, a question has occurred to me: If the way we do things, is good or bad, is there truth in...
I would say "yes" - there is nothing inherently wrong with most things. In traditional Stoic thought, only Virtue is good and only choosing to do wrong...
... ***** I agree with pretty much everything you have said, except this final claim. _Abuse_ of alcohol is itself directly bad--it is an act of vice....
I just got back from Naples where I took a few pictures of stoic-related busts in the Archaelogical Museum. The older ones are probably not very accurate, but...
Hello everyone: I was wondering if there was someone on the list who might provide me with a short passage from a particular translation of Epictetus, Book II,...
http://artofmanliness.com/2011/12/19/practical-wisdom/ <http://artofmanliness.com/2011/12/19/practical-wisdom/> It's not specifically stoic, but I thought it...
Thank you for that. Very good, and useful quote indeed. -- Michael van der Galien Editor De Dagelijkse Standaard Editor-in-Chief Right Across The Atlantic ...
Yes, context is important and our culture's fixation on following rules is deeply problematic. (It is, to speak truly, mainly for the "little people," not the...
Hi all,  Interesting 3-part video, Stoic Philosophy for Counsellors: http://abc-counselling.com/id310.html  Greetings,  Timo Hi all, Interesting 3-part...
Hi. I am looking for copies of The Epictetus Self-Mastery Program and copies of The Epictetus Club for a social service agency. A friend e-mailed the ...
I've been studying How to Make Our Ideas Clear, by Charles S Peirce. I think that the subject matter most likely owes in existence to the Stoics (i.e. the...
I HAVE BEEN GOING ABOUT PHILOSOPHY ENTIRELY THE WRONG WAY! One of my problems that I thought was only personal and private, and tried to minimize and sideline,...
The Lectures and Fragments of Musonius Rufus are now completely available online. The Introduction - Musonius Rufus: The Roman Socrates in still under...
Hey! That is terrific. Thank you Michel! ... -- Michael van der Galien Editor De Dagelijkse Standaard Editor-in-Chief Right Across The Atlantic Izmir, Turkey ...
