Well, I am on the field of those having a penchant for those cosmological arguments even if not well trained to judge there worth; a good food for thought even...
[...] I will try to keep up with the forum, but unless someone posts something so inane that I just can't hold my tongue (or rather, fingers), I think I will...
It will be a pity. Régis [...] I will try to keep up with the forum, but unless someone posts something so inane that I just can't hold my tongue (or rather,...
Hi Jan, Your metaphor of a web deity reminded me of a metaphor made by Pascal (and, allegedly, many before him) that seems to be similar in spirit, at least to...
Dear Jan and Julia in terms of language describing our experience, 'reframing' of emotions would appear to describe a new view in which the emotion is...
Thank you Julia. Loss of a loved one is one of the extremes in life that challenges nearly every philosophical system. I have seen it said that in many...
May I start by thanking you all for such a lively debate, even if I did raise an objection or two as to how some of it was put over. The Bahai, Abdu'l-Baha,...
My point was the importance of the question, not who exactly by name is asking it. That this particular question is important to so many of such a wide cross...
Seeing as mr bored is having a moan at the list, i too shall do so. one thing that strikes me here is the specialization of academia. how rare it is to see...
Mauricio wrote: ______________ However, how can I express my view that certain questions (e.g., what is the purpose of the universe?) are probably invalid and...
Those interested in the God/No God debate might find the following article interesting. It won't change anybody's mind, but talks about some interesting...
Thanks for this link, Richard. Of course, intelligent design is at the heart of Stoic theology, tho natually enough there is no Stoicism to be seen in the...
Hello Curt, I thought I'd finished this and already sent it... ... might be the cause of what you see as "confusion". "Sustaining" has a completely different...
... I am attracted to Stoicism because I think it is right. [I remember I was at a Philosophy conference once delivering a paper on a different subject, and...
The following passage from Long struck me today, and I thought I would share it: "This optimistic attitude towards natural events, no matter how terrible they...
Personally, what I find a tad hard to swallow is the apparent ability of some contemporary Stoics to transpose the optimistic attitude (of which Long speaks...
... "Respect the atheist. It takes courage to walk blindly towards death without the light of the One that that makes the path clear.' " No offense taken....
... ability of ... which ... speaking) ... I have learned to see the difference between what nature does, and "what men do in their folly". There is also a...
... Fair enough, if you believe Stoicism in its classical form is fundamentally right. I believe Stoicism is a very good grounding, and an excellent practice...
... I believe Stoicism is a very good grounding, and an excellent practice to follow, but that ultimately you have to go beyond it. First of all, I think its...
Julian, As A A Long says, you need to be a Stoic. Only when you have all the parts of the jigsaw will you be able to see the full picture. But to answer some...
I tried in my comments below to make clear my thoughts on Stoicism and why I _am_ a Stoic. I do not intend my comments to sound either abrasive or dogmatic,...
... equally bad seems ... unavoidable, but that I think this is false. ... someone than we can ... I'm not sure getting drunk is a sin. But in any case I...
this is a good topic, and i think two points might be of some help. first, it might help to remember that "good" and "bad" refer to something's contribution to...
Dear Forum Members, Just dropped in to share a 2004 conference paper I found by Troles Engber-Pederson (author of "Paul and the Stoics" and "The Stoic Theory...
Thanks for posting that. Karlton Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 11:51:32 -0800 (PST) From: Richard Lewis <rhlmontana@...> Subject: Paper by Troels Engber-Pederson...
Hello all, First, I'd like to thank those offered suggestions on grad schools. It's being put to good use. I do work-study in my university's library and am,...
The many conversations about stoicism, and the academic approach to the subject are quite interesting and informative, but I wonder at the end of the day how...
In my opinion as the basic teaching of stoicism ? i.e. where is your power; what is truly bad and the consequent general advise (1) to live (to act) with...
