I like Nigel's idea of a Stoic calendar. I once quipped with a friend that the difference between a philosophy and a religion is that with religion you get...
I am sorry if my views on liberalism offends Nicholas, who signs himself 'a classical liberal'. I will say that I fully understand the problems of who is...
I am a little surprised at the tone of Adam's response to my practices. More so for the fact that nearly everything I said seems to have been twisted. Me 'So...
It is too late for this year, but I could produce an actual wall calendar. If anyone has suggestions for what could be included (in addition to monthly, or...
Dear Nigel, ... I'm not offended, but I am of the opinion that the liberalism that you laid out is more in the nature of a straw man than in a survey of...
Lets be clear. As far as I can tell the concept of Liberalism being expressed here is without any basis either in Liberal theory or practice. Liberalism in...
Hello All, Being a Professor of History and a long-time student of stoicism (primarily the Stoicism of Epictetus), I have wanted to ask the following question...
I have always assumed Spock to be modeled on a Stoic, but have never heard anything certain from anywhere. I think that he is more of a stereotype than any...
Dr. Harris writes: ______________ I wonder...is there a connection between the so-called "Vulcan logic" and ANY aspect of Stoicism?????? ________________ ...
A Google search turned up the following discussion from 1997. It doesn't answer the question, but does offer some interesting reasoning. ... Eastern ... ...
Mauricio writes: ______________ Scientific knowledge requires objective observation, where "objective" means a type of observation relatively free from...
... Naw. There's a *lot* more difference than that. ... That could be useful. ... How about a lunar-solar calendar? Each new-moon's day is the first day of a...
... Unfortunately, it is too late, as he is deceased. ... This is not portrayed as something universal among Vulcans, but as something that is specific to...
Hi Nick, Maybe some of our differences are because of the difference between the English and American language and culture. You are certainly saying much of...
Steve, As I understand it, the entire point of Epictetus wants to get across to his students is that they need to know the will as the core of their being...
I see, Mauricio, that you wish to insist that empirical verification is necessary for science. That’s fine. ... Steve, there is only one way in which one...
I agree entirely with Malcolm's first paragraph (see below). I will extend it by saying that if one concentrates in a specific objective, say understand...
Well said, Malcolm. Don't have time to respond further. It seems we have reached an understanding (including Mauricio). I just see personal growth as a...
Hello, I have just joined this list/group and thought I would introduce myself. I am in my mid-twenties and a post-graduate student of religion ... I was...
Given the conversations that have followed my recent postings on the actual communitarian-liberal debate that has unfolded among political philosophers, I have...
... introduce myself .... I was raised Christian but have spent the last six years practicing in the Pure Land Buddhist tradition. At the same time though I...
All this recent chatter about science has gotten me thinking. I was just playing Minesweep on my computer, which I tend to do from time to time (along with...
... Thank you for the warm welcome Rick. It is nice to know there are people with a range of interests here. Shortly I will sit back and listen ... get a feel...
Very nice, Rick. I do exactly as you, but only with solitaire. I will start playing minesweep soon. Your analogy works reasonably well, but... but... but......
Anyway if anyone here has the time to tell me about their actual daily implementation of Stoic practices (probably repeating what you have told many newcomers...
The goal of Stoic philosophy is happiness, although this point easily gets a little lost in the rather rigorous advice on how to reach that goal. Recently I...
Mauricio writes: ______________ I don't like it when I see the word "science" applied to anything (isn't there is scientist congregation and something called...
Andy writes: ______________ Anyway if anyone here has the time to tell me about their actual daily implementation of Stoic practices ________________ Welcome...
Dear Mauricio & Steve, Thank you both very much for sharing your thoughts with me. Steve, your description of Stoic practice sounded so familiar to me from my...
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