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| | Stoicism (Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry) |
 | | In short, Athens was no longer the center of world culture; science, religion, and politics were becoming truly international, and Stoicism was one of various exprssions of this internationalism. | | | But all the Stoics believed that the fundamental injunction laid on man is to follow the law of nature, and in the development of Stoicism this injunction acquired a systematic meaning. | | | Unfortunately, we have only tiny fragments of the writings of the Early Stoa; we have reason to believe that these writings must have been remarkable both in their logical and cosmological insights and in their ethical and political aspects. |
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| | Talk:Stoicism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Stoicism was not just a set of beliefs, it was about... | | | The central problem, though, is that you mention two groups of religions: those that were influenced by Stoicism and those that shared some of its ideas. | | | This didn't seem relevant to the section of the article (Spiritual descendants) where it was placed, but I do find this kind of interesting and don't object to this sort of thing in the article. |
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| | Stoicism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | All people are manifestations of the one universal spirit and should, according to the Stoics, live in brotherly love and readily help one another. | | | By mastering passions and emotions, it is possible to overcome the discord of the outside world and find peace within oneself. | | | The central Stoic idea of logos influenced Christian thought (see John 1). |
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| | Stoicism |
| | This practical aspect of Stoicism is especially prevalent in the Roman Stoic, Epictetus (c 50-138 CE), who developed the ethical and religious side of Stoicism. | | | Though he departed significantly from mainstream Stoicism, he did affirm the Stoic beliefs that the universe is immortal and that virtue is knowledge. | | | He denied the Stoic principle of conflagration, the idea that periods of history ended with a fire that consumed everything, and doubted the validity of divine rationality, which put the Stoic belief of predetermined fate in question. |
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| | Online Guide to Ethics and Moral Philosophy |
| | Since the world is god, in his most manifest form, there is no distinction in Stoicism between proving the existence of god and proving the perfect rationality of the world. | | | These proofs, most of which are variants on the Argument from Design, generated massive controversy between the Stoics and their critics (see especially Cicero, On the Nature of the Gods II-III). | | | Socrates had been a firm believer in the powers of divination and in divine providence. |
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| | School Work on Stoicism |
| | Unlike Stoicism, though, Buddhism recommends that the meaning of life consists not in restricting desires so as to achieve happiness in this life ; rather, the Buddhist claims that life has meaning only if it is understood as a mere stepping stone to an enlightenment in which the self escapes from worldly concerns. | | | How this distinction is spelled out for Stoicism and Buddhism is what we turn to now. | | | Epicureanism, modern Western culture, and Marxism thus address issues regarding material possessions and the satisfaction of desires in ways that differ from Stoicism and Buddhism. |
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| | The Archives |
| | In the ten years since then I have studied Stoicism and made it a way of life, as another person might study and try to live up to the ideals of a religion. | | | I found meditation (particularly mindfulness practice) useful but found the baggage that had grown to accompany them was often contradictory to the central message and practices. | | | I like the non-dogmatic nature of Stoicism and its rejection of arguments from authority. |
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| | Zeno Stoicism Philosophy: Metaphysics of Stoicism, Ethics. Quotes Stoic Philosopher Zeno |
| | Those who achieve this are the wise, the inhabitants of the ideal society of the Republic, which is thus a community itself in harmony with nature. | | | God is not separate from the world; He is the soul of the world, and each of us contains a part of the Divine Fire. | | | Born in Cyprus, some time during the later half of the fourth century BC. |
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| | The Stoic Sage and The Decline of Stoicism |
| | The drift from this belief in the first and second centuries A.D. resulted in Stoicism’s failure to inspire a new generation. | | | Paul Tillich described Stoicism as ‘a basic religious attitude’ and one that is ‘the only real alternative to Christianity in the western world.’ | | | To relight the school’s vigour required a new teacher, a thinker of the calibre of Chrysippus but with a feeling for the spiritual and philosophical needs of the day. |
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| | Steven K. Strange (ed.), Jack Zupko (ed.) - Stoicism: Traditions and Transformations - Reviewed by Jon Miller, Queen's ... |
| | There is a double-entendre in the title of Richard Sorabji's "Stoic First Movements in Christianity": first, it picks up the Stoic concept of the "pre-emotion" or "first (emotional) movement" (propatheiai); second, it refers to the impact of that concept on the earliest centuries of the Christian church. | | | Since the details matter when it comes to doctrinal affinity, Ebbesen concludes that Stoics were not important on this level. | | | Engberg-Pedersen focuses on Galatians 5:13-26 as his main text, arguing (among other things) that the freedom which the Christian is supposed to experience when she aligns her will to God's is directly analogous to the freedom which the Stoic enjoys when he conforms himself to the rational order of Nature. |
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| | Zeno of Cittium: founder of Stoicism. |
| | The central beliefs were that the cosmos was a divine being, endowed with a soul that was made of a refined form of matter. | | | But like other rational creeds, as the Roman empire degraded into chaos, Stoicism succumbed to the mystery religions from the East. | | | The Stoics also believed that the sun was a sphere of fire, larger than the earth, and that the moon shone with reflected light. |
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| | Stoicism |
| | The name derives from the porch (stoa poikilê) in the Agora at Athens decorated with mural paintings, where the members of the school congregated, and their lectures were held. | | | The latter's Meditations are still a good read, even if you know nothing about Stoicism but especially if you do. | | | The influence of Stoicism on the subsequent history of philosophical and religious thought is hard to evaluate directly. |
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| | Stoa del Sol |
| | Ancient Stoicism provided spiritual comfort, showing the right course of how to live according to their views of creation. | | | Their famous motto was: "Live according to nature." | | | Stoicism is a doctrine that declares that all existence is confined within the limits of the sensible universe. |
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| | Guardian Unlimited Politics Special Reports Blair: They will never succeed |
| | I would also pay tribute to the stoicism and resilience of the people of London who have responded in a way typical of them. | | | There will now be the most intense police and security service action to make sure we bring those responsible to justice. |
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| | Stoicism |
| | The beginnings of Stoicism lie with Zeno of Citium, who came to Athens from Cyprus. | | | Because he taught his students in a stoa (portico) in Athens, Zeno's philosophy came to be known as Stoicism. | | | Stoicism arose in the Hellenistic period, the period after the conquests of Alexander the Great, and became the philosophical preference of many Greeks and non-Greeks. |
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| | Stoicism on Encyclopedia.com |
| | Only by putting aside passion, unjust thoughts, and indulgence and by performing duty with the right disposition can people attain true freedom and rule as lords over their own lives. | | | Stoicism, with its roots in earlier doctrines and theories of the human person and the universe, built up an ideal of the virtuous, wise man. Regarding philosophy as divided into physics, logic, and ethics, the Stoics made logic and physics a foundation for ethics. | | | On the Line From Baghdad, A Family's Stoicism and Fears |
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| | Ziniewicz on Epictetus and the Stoics |
| | Question: Explain the difference between the "garden" of the Stoics and the "Garden" of the Epicureans. | | | Stoicism calls for a universal benevolence towards all humans. | | | Explain the "dualism" that is the basis of Stoicism. |
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| | Stoic undercurrents in medieval thought (from Stoicism) -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | Within it individuals can—by conforming themselves to divine reason—find their proper place, learn to accept whatever happens with a strong and tranquil mind, and fulfill their obligations to society. | | | These beliefs are the heart of Stoicism, a philosophy that originated in Athens during the 3rd... | | | More results on "Stoic undercurrents in medieval thought (from Stoicism)" when you join. |
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| | Bryn Mawr Classical Review 1998.11.12 |
| | The short final chapter is concerned with one of the most distinctive, and most criticised, doctrines of the Stoa in antiquity, the claim that virtue alone is sufficient to ensure happiness. | | | To be sure, B. does not claim that his picture is that presented by ancient Stoicism; on this as on other issues it is part of his basic hypothesis that Stoicism can change and develop, and that if history had been different it would have changed and developed, while remaining Stoicism. | | | In this B.'s Stoicism is a true heir of ancient Stoicism, whose lack of practical political theory has been pointed out by Julia Annas. |
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| | Stoicism: Ariadne’s Thread T |
| | Stoicism, as an ideology, not only incited evolutionary trends in international relations; it also underwent many evolutions itself. | | | Once the author approaches the topic of Christian Stoicism, it appears to the undiscerning eye that the thesis has abruptly switched from the evolution of Stoicism to the evolution of Christianity. | | | This ideology, which was conceived by the ancient Greeks out of a need to define their values, was integral in developing the Western world’s general perspective of international relations. |
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| | Values in Classical Stoicism |
| | Some ancient reporters regarding Stoicism place physical pleasure among the preferred indifferents; others say that it has some positive value but not enough to be included even among the preferred indifferents. | | | The Greek writers on Stoicism distinguish in practice between "lupe," which I translate as "distress" (following translators of Cicero, who uses the Latin "aegritudo" for the Greek "lupe"), and "ponos," which I translate as "pain" (following translators of Cicero, who uses the Latin "dolor" for the Greek "ponos"). | | | Cicero is aware of the distinction between these two meanings of "hedone," translating it as "laetitia" (delight) when he means the emotion, as "voluptas" (pleasure) when he means physical pleasure. |
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| | Amazon.com: A New Stoicism: Books: Lawrence C. Becker |
| | In Becker's book, I was stunned to find the school's most influential thinker (Chrysippus of Soli) reduced to a total of eleven references. | | | Additionally, stoicism is entirely congenial with hot-bloodedness and passionate engagement: "[b]eing overcome by emotion is no more problematic for a stoic than being overcome by sleep" (p. | | | On the contrary, we embrace his formulation and gratefully acknowledge his renascent interpretation of an ancient tradition. |
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| | Stoicism |
| | This refers to the porch in Athens, where Zeno first began teaching. | | | Stoicism was founded in the 4th century bc by a philosopher named Zeno of Citium. | | | It has been accredited as one of the most important and influential philosophical traditions, and it is also though that it was very influential in the development of Christianity. |
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| | The Rebirth of Stoicism |
| | That earned him a rap on the head from a wealthy ex-consul more accustomed to asking than answering questions. | | | Hensley learns his first lesson in Stoicism: Courageous acts are within one’s power, and they are their own reward because they are a true good that cannot be taken from us. | | | Epictetus’ Stoic philosophy, which influenced the likes of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, is basically that the goal of life is to live in harmony with nature. |
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| | Now that you have some ideas about the Stoic understanding of the passions as diseases of the soul, we can now turn to one of the most famous treatises on the passions written in the ancient world---Seneca's On Anger. | | | Thus, to impute to Stoicism the view that the passions have an uncontrollable element to them, or that the moral agent is somehow a passive victim of their power, would appear to be a gross misunderstanding of Stoic ethical theory. |
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| | Philosophical Dictionary: Statement-Synthetic |
| | Later Roman stoics, including Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius, emphasized more exclusively the development of recommendations for living in harmony with a natural world over which one has no direct control. | | | The Stoic Tradition from Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages: Stoicism in Classical Latin Literature |
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| | Australian poetry - defying stoicism |
| | This seems to indicate that they had empathy for the anguish of others as they were feeling anguish themselves. | | | To her, the reasons for her love can't be communicated, they can only be understood by those who have shared the Australian experience. | | | Although many poems glorify the country, some also contain themes of rebellion; not against authorities but against the culture of stoicism and the land itself. |
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| | AllaKhazam's Magical Realm - Your Everquest Community |
| | My Stoicism and Torpor go for 5 ticks right now (using Amulet of Insight) which makes it even more powerful. | | | Hand those into the Impassive Sea Spirit to get Spell: Stoicism. | | | Gave the parts back to elemental and voila, stoicism. |
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| | Becker, L.C.: A New Stoicism. |
| | "From the beginning to the end of this compact but lucid book, Becker skillfully brings to life both the arguments and the intuitive appeal of stoicism.... | | | A New Stoicism proposes an answer to that question, offered from within the stoic tradition but without the metaphysical and psychological assumptions that modern philosophy and science have abandoned. | | | In its essentials [the new stoicism] is recognizable, with its particularly astringent rational charm enhanced by Becker's focused and self-disciplined argumentation. |
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| | Stoic Links |
| | Marcus Aurelius (Great Thinkers of the Western World - PFD File) | | | Ancient and Modern Stoicism and Stoic Resources (Douglas Moore) | | | Reason, Rationalization and Happiness in Seneca (Brad Inwood - PDF File) |
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| | Stoicism |
| | humanist Lipsius attempted a synthesis of Stoicism and Christianity known as Neostoicism, in which the Stoic and the ideal Christian were identified, and the heretical aspects of Stoicism (such as the glorification of suicide and the belief in fate) were suppressed. | | | The development of Christian Neostocism should be distinguished from interest in secular Stoicism, which seems to have increased in England in the seventeenth century. | | | Jonson preferred Seneca among Stoic authors, copying out passages in Discoveries, his commonplace book, and incorporating them in his poems. |
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| | Justus Lipsius [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy] |
| | During the course of the second argument concerning the nature of public evils, Lipsius outlines four points where Stoicism and Christianity diverge. | | | This modified form of Stoicism influenced a number of contemporary thinkers, creating an intellectual movement that have come to be known as Neostoicism. | | | Stoicism was one of the great Hellenistic schools of philosophy and dominated ancient intellectual life for at least 400 years. |
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| | Stoics - History for Kids! |
| | Stoicism was founded by a man named Zeno, who lived from 335-263 BC. | | | The Stoics were a group of philosophers who first began teaching their ideas in the Hellenistic period. | | | Stoicism was very popular among the Romans, who generally liked moderate behavior anyway. |
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| | Chrysippus of Soli, Phoenician cofounder of Stoicism |
| | Chrysippus was of Phoenician roots, born in 280 BC in Soli, Cilicia and died in Athens, Greece in 206 BC. | | | Together with Zeno of Citium, Chrysippus (both Phoenicians) is considered the cofounder of Stoicism -- "If there had been no Chrysippus, there would have been no Stoicism" it is said. | | | Despite his Greek prose being awkward, he was a prolific writer who is said to have written 705 rolls of papyri, none of which are remains today. |
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| | Stoicism [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy] |
| | The term "Stoicism" derives from the Greek word "stoa," referring to a colonnade, such as those built outside or inside temples, around dwelling-houses, gymnasia, and market-places. | | | Stoicism is essentially a system of ethics which, however, is guided by a logic as theory of method, and rests upon physics as foundation. | | | They were also set up separately as ornaments of the streets and open places. |
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| | Theology WebSite: Church History Study Helps: Stoicism |
| | Stoicism was founded by Zeno of C'tium (Cyprus), perhaps a Phoeniclan by race, who came to Athens about 313 B.c. | | | It was largely in the form given by Chrysippus that Stoicism was transmitted in the anclent world. | | | Aratus more than the founders of Stoicism made its ideas a part of the common Greek tradition. |
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| | Ancient Roman Philosophy - Crystalinks |
| | Stoicism is perhaps the most significant philosophical school in the Roman Empire, and much of our contemporary views and popular mythologies about Romans are derived from Stoic principles. | | | The single most important philosophy in Rome was Stoicism, which originated in Hellenistic Greece. | | | This is actually not a philosophical school, but one could generally group a number of Hellenistic schools under this rubric, including the Second Academy (Hellenistic Platonists), the Second Sophistic, the Cynics, the Skeptics, and so on, and, for the most part, the Stoics as well. |
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| | AskOxford: stoicism |
| | 2 (Stoicism) an ancient Greek school of philosophy which taught that it is wise to remain indifferent to changes of fortune and to pleasure and pain. |
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| | Stoicism, Part II |
| | Cynicism and Stoicism, Part I: Cynicism and Stoicism are ethical philosophies based on distinguishing between those things in your control from those things not in your control. | | | The fundamental flaw in Stoicism is that our "active awareness" does affect what we do and what we do does affect the world. | | | Varieties of Determinism: The central philosophical doctrines relating to the degrees of the freedom of the will are outlines. |
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| | Technorati Tag: stoicism |
| | Posts tagged Stoicism per day for the last 30 days. | | | This page shows blog posts, photos, and links that have been tagged stoicism. | | | Search or read full text, highlight, cite and auto-create bibliographies and get a personal bookshelf. |
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| | Lecture 12: Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana |
| | At the same time he devoted himself to the study of law and philosophy, especially Stoicism. | | | From 140, when he was made consul, to the death of Pious in 161, he discharged his public duties with the utmost fidelity. | | | The generally peaceful Marcus Aurelius was throughout his reign destined to suffer from constant wars and although in Asia, in Britain and on the Rhine the barbarians were held in check, a permanent peace was never secured. |
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| | Stoic Ethics [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy] |
| | The tremendous influence Stoicism has exerted on ethical thought from early Christianity through Immanuel Kant and into the twentieth century is rarely understood and even more rarely appreciated. | | | Throughout history, Stoic ethical doctrines have both provoked harsh criticisms and inspired enthusiastic defenders. | | | Readings from the main schools: Epicureanism, Stoicism, Scepticism, and the Academics. |
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| | Stoic Voice |
| | Its primary purpose is to help facilitate the re-emergence of Stoicism as a living and practical philosophy for the modern age. | | | For those visitors who are not familiar with Stoicism, this is an excellent starting place to learn more about the modern Stoic experience. | | | The Stoic Voice Journal is a free, monthly e-mail/online publication featuring contemporary and classic works on the history, theory, practical application, and creative expression of Stoicism. |
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| | www.AndrewSullivan.com - Daily Dish |
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