... I'll forward a few of the basic posts that I have sent to the Forum over the past few months. For an introduction to Stoic ethics, which seems to be the ...
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Kevin McGrane
kevinmcgrane@xxxxx.xxxx
Apr 2, 1999 3:19 am
George: I highly recommend Dr. Jan Garrett's "Intro to Stoicsm". I see he has provided it for you. I am also new to stoicsm, and I've learned two things: 1....
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Jan Edward Garrett
jgarrett@xxx.xxxxxxxx...
Apr 2, 1999 4:10 am
Some comments on the list Kevin forwarded to the Forum. (It would be useful to know who is the author or what is the url of this list.) The list seems to be...
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jenny.diski@...
Apr 2, 1999 2:04 pm
How is stoicism different from resignation? How is resignation different from despair (or the precursor to despair)?...
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Yinshih@xxx.xxx
Apr 2, 1999 2:55 pm
Dear Jenni: It is good that you asked your question about Stoicism and how it differs from resignation and despair. When you have despair, you are filled with ...
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Francis Monkman
francis@xxxxxx.xxxxxx...
Apr 2, 1999 3:27 pm
I would say that Alphonse's definition of resignation and despair 'border on the negative'. Surely resignation is a necessary condition of the ego faced with...
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Jan Edward Garrett
jgarrett@xxx.xxxxxxxx...
Apr 3, 1999 12:03 am
... Bowling Green KY U.S.A./Etats-Unis http://www.wku.edu/~garreje/poptindx.htm...
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Kevin McGrane
kevinmcgrane@xxxxx.xxxx
Apr 3, 1999 3:53 am
Interesting question! Epictetus says, in Book 1, Chapter 1 of his Discourses, "What then should a man have in readiness in such circumstances? What else than,...
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Francis Monkman
francis@xxxxxx.xxxxxx...
Apr 3, 1999 12:42 pm
Interesting point from Kevin, detachment in relation to resignation. Perhaps worth noting the original meaning of the Greek word ecstasy, lit. 'standing...
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Cyberstoic@xxx.xxx
Apr 3, 1999 6:41 pm
I, too, was interested in the tenets of Stoicism Kevin found. Please let us know the URL of this website, if you still have it, Kevin. Although I don't...
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Francis Monkman
francis@xxxxxx.xxxxxx...
Apr 3, 1999 7:20 pm
Personally, I have no problem with the Conflagration Theory, the principle of Mind-Fire. In fact it sounds remarkably similar to the teachings of the Yoga of...
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Jan Edward Garrett
jgarrett@xxx.xxxxxxxx...
Apr 3, 1999 9:15 pm
Erik (aka Cyberstoic) reports difficulty registering for the Guardian site, so I am reprinting parts of the article (the parts that concern Stoicism most...
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Jan Edward Garrett
jgarrett@xxx.xxxxxxxx...
Apr 3, 1999 10:07 pm
Francis, the idea of the conflagration is not the idea that the rational pneuma is identical to or mostly identical to fire, but the idea that all the other...
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Francis Monkman
francis@xxxxxx.xxxxxx...
Apr 4, 1999 9:47 am
Somewhat surprised to find you so in thrall to the Tenets of Modern Physics, Jan! Certainly Messrs Dawkins and co. (and of course their predecessors) find no...
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Cyberstoic@xxx.xxx
Apr 4, 1999 3:51 pm
Any one who has read Sambursky's Physics of the Stoics knows the theoretical physics of the early Stoa was remarkably advanced for its day. Any Stoic of 2000...
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Cyberstoic@xxx.xxx
Apr 4, 1999 4:15 pm
Greetings: I am extending an invitation to all Declared Stoics to join us in the committee, The Stoic Counsel, now being established to affirm and agree upon ...
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Bert Rothschild
bertr@xxxx.xxxx
Apr 4, 1999 6:47 pm
... It is important to understand that the Stoics were not people who sat around making themselves feel good while nasty things occur. A modern version,...
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Jan Edward Garrett
jgarrett@xxx.xxxxxxxx...
Apr 4, 1999 11:44 pm
There's a certain attraction in Kevin's suggestion to conceive to the Stoic attitude toward "preferred" external things that must be given up as detachment...
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Cyberstoic@xxx.xxx
Apr 5, 1999 12:20 am
One alert reader pointed out an error in the previous address. It is the Stoic Council, not Counsel. Correction noted and appreciated. Cyberstoic...
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Bert Rothschild
bertr@xxxx.xxxx
Apr 5, 1999 12:51 am
... But, asked one questioner, in ... I've had lots of experience with men (combat soldiers) who faced death and saw it around them. Religion, with a few...
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Kevin McGrane
kevinmcgrane@xxxxx.xxxx
Apr 5, 1999 6:11 pm
All: Dr Jan and Cyberstoic asked about the address for that site I found regarding the Tenents of Stoicism list. I found it at the web site called "Schola...
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Bert Rothschild
bertr@xxxx.xxxx
Apr 5, 1999 6:15 pm
... 1. Why the anonymity? 2. Can you tell me more about what you are asking us to do?...
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Jan Edward Garrett
jgarrett@xxx.xxxxxxxx...
Apr 6, 1999 3:29 am
Folks in the Stoic Forum are probably making enough not to make a remark like the following, which was made today in the Pantheist list (to which Tor and I...
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Jan Edward Garrett
jgarrett@xxx.xxxxxxxx...
Apr 6, 1999 3:37 am
... a remark like the following . . . Bowling Green KY U.S.A./Etats-Unis http://www.wku.edu/~garreje/poptindx.htm...
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Keith Seddon
K.H.S@...
Apr 6, 1999 9:30 am
... Except for some chemical imbalances, depression is largely self-created. ... I have an interest in the topic of depression because -- heavens, I'm out of...
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Keith Seddon
K.H.S@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 6, 1999 9:36 am
As a Declared Stoic I would be honoured to join the Stoic Council and contribute to the Essential Tenets and Guiding Reasons in Stoic Thought. Live with...
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Kevin McGrane
kevinmcgrane@xxxxx.xxxx
Apr 6, 1999 8:49 pm
Cyber: Sounds great, but I cannot, in good conscience, help. I'm too new at stoicism to be of much assistance. Besides, with my luck, no sooner would we create...
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Kevin McGrane
kevinmcgrane@xxxxx.xxxx
Apr 6, 1999 9:59 pm
Note: forwarded message attached. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at...
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Jan Edward Garrett
jgarrett@xxx.xxxxxxxx...
Apr 7, 1999 12:20 am
It is the classical Stoic view, with which I am obviously quite sympathetic, that the *pathe* ("passions" or "emotions";) are false judgments, reflecting a sort...
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Cyberstoic@xxx.xxx
Apr 7, 1999 1:41 am
A Stoic Navy? Great idea! Anyone have a rowboat? Just don't let anyone tell you that a Stoic is not supposed to have a sense of humor. It's most welcome,...
