This is a post I placed on my Philosophy Blog today, but I thought folks here may find it relevant. Comments are welcome. :) ... It just occurred to me last...
In a previous post, John Laerum mentioned something on this by Seneca. Can John or somebody else direct me to the source (letter number perhaps?) Thanks, Brian...
Interesting. Judging by the quote it seems his approach is that the burden of proof lies on those attempting to make a claim which is not intuitive or which...
Interesting comments! I recently watched the Civil War movie: Gods And Generals. And in it the question was posed to Stonewall Jackson as to why he showed no...
I would propose that from one perspective (our own) we appear to have free will, but from another perspective (considering the effects of upbringing, external...
... I have two problems with this approach... 1) We either *do* or *do not* have free will. Truth doesn't change because of perspectives. If our perspective...
... reality itself is somehow determined by perspectives> I'm not convinced that there is such a thing as "Truth" in this sense, or that it can be proven to...
Star Wars Jedi Philosophy appears to be closest to Taoism, which is very close to an eastern version of Stoicism. I beleive that to be why Stoic philosophical...
... wheat plants my cereal was made out of" With all due respect, a chicken did not 'have' to die for you. Its death was brought about by your unnecessary...
Cheers Brian As far as I can recall he description of the "Pre-meditatio" can be found in one of the essays , I was reminded of it when I read Alain de Bottons...
Hello, I have only recently adopted the stoic lifestyle. That's why I'm only familiar with the basics of stoicism. My question: to which extent is pursuing...
Well, the wheat or something alive had to. I could also choose never to eat wheat, and take suppliments or find other sources of fiber, so the wheat plants ...
Ah, yes. This would be the sort of semantic version of the issue I spoke of. The tall/short analogy you use is true, but only because the words themselves...
Gich quotes, 'It is obvious that we are free. The onus is on people who deny free will to show that there is none rather than on us to prove that we have free...
I find reference to the field of chaos theory by DT interesting, for I see in chaos theory the possibility for science to eventually recognise the 'active...
Hi Johanan, I like your 'I thought that both the matter and the mind elements had to be reducible to some single monistic substance (something I reffered to as...
... That is not actually my claim. I was merely pointing out some different claims that some might propose, as an example. I agree with you that C&A are not ...
Hi Steven, You say, 'My question: to which extent is pursuing goals healthy according to stoic philosophy? I supposes this has to do with reason and balance.'...
Hi DT, I said, 'The bar is solid. The bar is an illusion for there is nothing there but vibrations. Both are statements of truth.' You said 'Only if one...
Hello All, I wish to present a situation to you (one that some might have either experienced first hand or know someone that has) and get both you opinion(s)...
Nigel, I do not use "debating ploys". My interest is not in winning debates but in discovering truth, wherever that leads. And I also do not appreciate the ...
... re-reading, and re-re-reading Epictetus' (Dicourses 1.4, "On Progress"), cannot find the "peace of mind" that Epictetus speaks of> I have a different take...
DT Strain, Hello and welcome to the list. I haven't been following this thread as closely as I might due to constraints on my time and competition for my ...
Tim Harris wrote: [snip] ... I'd certainly be pissed off, but not devastated. I've done different jobs, and have been unemployed for long periods of time....
Dear Tim I can empathize. I have a graduate degree in philosophy and have worked in the business field for some thirty years now. It would probably not have...
... Hi Fortunatus, thanks for the welcome :) Indeed, C&A did mean cause and effect (don't know where I got the "A" from??). In any case, while Nigel and I...
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