I use "Stoic Serenity" and "The Handbook and tablet of Cebes" extensively in practicing Stoa. Also, Seneca's letters and a few other texts by a few different...
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NishmaBlogMaster
pmsrxw
Jan 1, 2013 3:01 pm
I'm acting within "what can I control, what can I not control, what is up to me, what is not up to me", I eliminate much needless stuff in daily life. NOT that...
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otnac6
Jan 1, 2013 3:51 pm
Hi Richard, Yes, I see the influence all over the place! I thought I had set this so that I would get your response on my email but I didn't. I had to come to...
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NishmaBlogMaster
pmsrxw
Jan 1, 2013 4:17 pm
Hi Richard, Yes, I see the influence all over the place! I thought I had set this so that I would get your response on my email but I didn't. I had to come to...
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Scott Rhodes
khrodos
Jan 1, 2013 4:31 pm
... It should be pointed out before going any further that complexity is one of the identifying features of Greek thought, quite exemplary and beautifully so...
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stoic_thorn_bearer
stoic_thorn_...
Jan 1, 2013 6:33 pm
Then you must define individual rights. My neighbor may think he has the right to let his large, violent dogs run free, but my individual rights require laws...
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Dave
ptypes
Jan 1, 2013 6:33 pm
... For Stoics neither good nor bad lie anywhere outside of the moral will, or character. So, any external disaster or tragedy is not an evil, but at worst a...
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Steve Stoker
otnac6
Jan 1, 2013 9:18 pm
Richard and all, Okay....emails are coming to me now. Don't know what was wrong before, maybe I did or didn't do something right. But it's fixed now! ...
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Erika McCants
cherokee_purple
Jan 2, 2013 12:51 am
"I'm also interested in how Stoics would address natural disasters such as Superstorm Sandy or Hurricane Katrina. It can be perfectly academic, I'd like to...
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Grant Sterling
fccmoose
Jan 2, 2013 2:55 am
OK, so what exactly are we asking here? 1) What should a Stoic believe about why such events occur? 2) How should a Stoic react if s/he is involved in such an...
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NishmaBlogMaster
pmsrxw
Jan 2, 2013 2:58 am
All of this is helpful Grant you addressed a lot of facets, and I appreciate that. Thanks to all Best Regards, RW...
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stoic_thorn_bearer
stoic_thorn_...
Jan 2, 2013 4:49 pm
Grant, that was well said. Sometimes I wonder if it is too easy as stoics to dismiss that third point regarding being a good citizen. Because we ultimately may...
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Michelle Creedy
mjcreedy@...
Jan 2, 2013 5:44 pm
Hi Karlton I just joined the Stoic list yesterday because I read a little about Stoasism and it really spoke to me. I'm really glad to read all of these ...
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stoic_thorn_bearer
stoic_thorn_...
Jan 2, 2013 6:08 pm
Hi Michelle, glad that you joined the group. I think there are those here who come at stoicism from many different angles. I happen to be a Christian who finds...
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Michelle Creedy
mjcreedy@...
Jan 2, 2013 7:38 pm
Hi Karlton I too am a Christian and would find it very interesting to hear more about how you incorporate stoasism into your life. Perhaps you can recommend...
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Erika McCants
cherokee_purple
Jan 2, 2013 8:59 pm
"Then you must define individual rights. My neighbor may think he has the right to let his large, violent dogs run free, but my individual rights require laws...
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NishmaBlogMaster
pmsrxw
Jan 3, 2013 2:13 am
http://www.wordnik.com/words/eudaimonia I thought this might be helpful to see how the term is seen. I see it as kind of a self-actualized "happiness" or...
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stoic_thorn_bearer
stoic_thorn_...
Jan 3, 2013 4:08 am
Michelle, Not long ago I posted a short article expressing my thoughts about the Stoic Christian. I mention some texts in the article: ...
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stoic_thorn_bearer
stoic_thorn_...
Jan 3, 2013 4:15 am
Erika, Well said. I think both Epictetus and Marcus said something to that effect. It can get easy to be discouraged. We are only responsible for our actions,...
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Michelle Creedy
mjcreedy@...
Jan 3, 2013 6:14 am
Hello Karlton Thanks so much for this. I'll read it tomorrow and who knows, I may even start some kind of discussion with a few questions. So far, I'm enjoying...
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Scott Rhodes
khrodos
Jan 3, 2013 5:26 pm
I feel refreshed! Thanks Grant. Im thinking of another question that might be useful to consider. I hope it does not come across insensitive or offensive. ...
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Grant Sterling
fccmoose
Jan 3, 2013 6:20 pm
... 1) Note that if you click on eudemonia, you will find one definition that is very like the one given, and a second definition which is very like what the...
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NishmaBlogMaster
pmsrxw
Jan 3, 2013 6:24 pm
Maslow's description of the self-actualized person is not far different from the Stoic notion of the Sage.» Is there a description out there of the Stoic...
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Steve Marquis
stevemarquis...
Jan 3, 2013 9:48 pm
Grant writes comparing the Stoic and Maslow approach to well being: ____________________ Â Maslow's description of the self-actualized person is not far...
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NishmaBlogMaster
pmsrxw
Jan 3, 2013 10:26 pm
FWIW I just saw on FB that the Dalai Lama's quoted Aristotle... “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all” Maybe the...
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NishmaBlogMaster
pmsrxw
Jan 3, 2013 11:52 pm
FWIW Eudaimonia: A Philosophy of Do Whatever Makes You Happy http://voices.yahoo.com/eudaimonia-philosophy-whatever-makes-happy-253710.html Mobile ...
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Steve Stoker
otnac6
Jan 4, 2013 2:44 am
Richard, et al! Yes. Right, I can't control externals to any great extent. It's too extreme to say I can NEVER control externals. There are times when I can...
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NishmaBlogMaster
pmsrxw
Jan 4, 2013 4:13 am
Steve Stoker: «I do, USUALLY, have a degree of control over my attitudes, ways of looking at things. Now I may not instantly, always and forever have 100%...
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Steve Stoker
otnac6
Jan 4, 2013 4:42 am
Richard, Â Regarding #1. I don't see it as a failure to not always succeed at controlling reactions. I have no need or desire to always succeed at controlling...
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NishmaBlogMaster
pmsrxw
Jan 4, 2013 2:18 pm
Regarding #2. Yes, many things are theoretically possible. The ideal is exactly that. Ideal, and--to me--not worth trying to achieve 100% of the time. » I...
