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Book 1, Chapter 4

PostPosted: May 19th, 2005, 4:42 pm
by magpie

Re: Book 1, Chapter 4

PostPosted: May 20th, 2005, 4:23 pm
by magpie

Re: Book 1, Chapter 4

PostPosted: May 20th, 2005, 8:14 pm
by Guest

Re: Book 1, Chapter 4

PostPosted: July 19th, 2005, 2:20 am
by Air of Winter

Re: Book 1, Chapter 4

PostPosted: July 20th, 2005, 6:24 pm
by magpie

Re: Book 1, Chapter 4

PostPosted: July 24th, 2005, 3:48 am
by Air of Winter
Well, I suppose that, up until the last couple of centuries, most educated Europeans likely would know what he was talking about. The old liberal arts education probably included exposure to the Stoics and the Epicureans.

My education was technical. I may not be all that rude a mechanical, but I'm still a mechanical. What I know of this stuff I learned in my spare time.

Later:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicureanism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logos

The challenge to the Epicureans is obvious, but I'm increasingly puzzled because the more I read about the Stoics the more he sounds like one. Is there something about the Stoic use of the Logos that really doesn't fit Christian theology? Does it suggest pantheism or something? I don't have enough background in this to be sure of what these brief descriptions imply.

Re: Book 1, Chapter 4

PostPosted: July 26th, 2005, 2:05 am
by magpie

Re: Book 1, Chapter 4

PostPosted: August 2nd, 2005, 6:01 am
by Zan
Thus far, this is my favorite chapter. My knowledge in the area of Stoics and so forth is a bit amatuer, but I am hoping to look into that some more when I get the time.

For now though, I am going to take The Medieval Chick approach, and keep this post as a "holder". Been trying to reach the second book, when I do, I will reread the first and probably will have more to add.