tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268099099981586721.post3095035478169236272..comments2023-09-01T03:50:01.667-07:00Comments on Indiscriminate Dust: Practical StoicismPhilboyd Studgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10926397147880047519noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268099099981586721.post-6219436033800761772012-06-05T09:50:04.104-07:002012-06-05T09:50:04.104-07:00I'll be stoic enough when I'm dead. And i...I'll be stoic enough when I'm dead. And it's not pragmatic, but it is cowardly. For arguments supporting my statement, see "Passions Within Reason," by Robert H. Frank.Synchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16295109406735520572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268099099981586721.post-91283315125102606392012-01-16T21:53:27.347-08:002012-01-16T21:53:27.347-08:00That's pretty Freudian of you, Jack. I can ge...That's pretty Freudian of you, Jack. I can get on board with splitting and projection, but when people start talking about repression and so forth my eyes develop this uncontrollable rolling motion.Philboyd Studgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926397147880047519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268099099981586721.post-17927322923821469882012-01-13T09:35:27.668-08:002012-01-13T09:35:27.668-08:00That's just it, Phil. The Stoics repress and i...That's just it, Phil. The Stoics repress and internalize. Our Cynic forebears did not self-divide, or at least that's the impression I get.Jack Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499087036876745723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268099099981586721.post-41827398428570113492012-01-13T05:54:45.570-08:002012-01-13T05:54:45.570-08:00I think the best example of biblical stoicism migh...I think the best example of biblical stoicism might be Job <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%202:10&version=NIV" rel="nofollow">saying</a> to his wife, "Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?"Ivanhttp://fromwinetowater.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268099099981586721.post-35108693136970407872012-01-12T14:31:47.247-08:002012-01-12T14:31:47.247-08:00Great question, Pied Cow. There's an answer c...Great question, Pied Cow. There's an answer coming soon (but nothing on Onan, unfortunately).Philboyd Studgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926397147880047519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268099099981586721.post-2722081671997030672012-01-11T14:28:34.186-08:002012-01-11T14:28:34.186-08:00Why on earth would you want to "react to the ...Why on earth would you want to "react to the death of a loved one and the birth of one's child in the same way?" <br /><br />I'd prefer to feel sad indeed for the former and overjoyed for the latter. I'll have plenty of time to react to such occurrences in the same way when I'm dead. Until then, I'm happy to have whatever emotions that come my way.<br /><br />As an aside, rather than from the Stoics or Cynics, I get my philosophical guidance from the Onanists. This way I can find comfort in taking important matters into my own hand.Pied Cowhttp://piedcow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268099099981586721.post-38804127813332771302012-01-11T07:57:47.115-08:002012-01-11T07:57:47.115-08:00If I couldn't be Alexander, I would totally be...If I couldn't be Alexander, I would totally be Diogenes.Ivanhttp://fromwinetowater.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268099099981586721.post-21172758496948339962012-01-10T23:40:31.798-08:002012-01-10T23:40:31.798-08:00Jack, the Stoics borrowed heavily from Cynicism. T...Jack, the Stoics borrowed heavily from Cynicism. The Cynics were more outwardly extreme though, I'll give you that.Philboyd Studgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926397147880047519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268099099981586721.post-28413804413859095362012-01-10T20:47:43.777-08:002012-01-10T20:47:43.777-08:00I prefer the Cynics, but will be glad to read what...I prefer the Cynics, but will be glad to read what you've got on Greece's taoist analogs...Jack Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499087036876745723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268099099981586721.post-21972733174501629442012-01-10T20:17:45.468-08:002012-01-10T20:17:45.468-08:00Hurray! I've been wanting to read some of the ...Hurray! I've been wanting to read some of the Stoics. So I look forward to receiving a bit of a primer here!Ivanhttp://fromwinetowater.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com