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The Stoic Traveler: October 2006

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Wherever I go, it will be well with me.". Santificentur Res Nostros I. As the Athenians Do. Jawohl Mein Fu- Mr. President! Remember Remember the 10th of October. We find ourselves today on one of the great anniversaries of Western Civilization: the 1274th anniversary of the Battle of Tours, or Poitiers. Whose rule, his religion) in the Holy Roman Empire. In other words, it created an early form of official toleration that had not been seen since the fall of Rome. Of course, this toleration applie...State...

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The Stoic Traveler: December 2006

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Wherever I go, it will be well with me.". Santificentur Res Nostros I. As the Athenians Do. Jawohl Mein Fu- Mr. President! On Stoicism, Part I. LA Seneca salutem dat caro Lectori:. The counting is over, the bunting is down; after the mad hysteria of a general election at last we can return to sanity. Its recent occurrence allows me the demonstration of the first question of the Stoic life: what can we affect? Or, what is under our control? Does he control the weather? Does he control himself? Thus far, M...

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The Stoic Traveler: August 2007

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Wherever I go, it will be well with me.". Santificentur Res Nostros I. As the Athenians Do. Jawohl Mein Fu- Mr. President! De Ira, or, Seneca Shows Off. Lucius Annaeus Seneca salutem dat Caro Lectori:. We moderns, like our ancient forebears, have many words for anger: rage, wrath, fury, ire. The ancients had one I especially like: menis. It means "wrath" or "anger" and a declined form begins Book I, line 1 of Homer's Iliad. What is ever our object? Posted by Seneca 9:36 AM.

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The Stoic Traveler: March 2007

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Wherever I go, it will be well with me.". Santificentur Res Nostros I. As the Athenians Do. Jawohl Mein Fu- Mr. President! One to Rule Them All. Seneca salutem dat Caro Lectori:. Amice, I received your response to my last missive with some delight. Your comment on the role of emotion in decision making is spot on and provides an excellent departure point for tonight's commentary. But should emotion rule? Perhaps the better question is whether emotion can rule. The idea of rulership, generally underst...

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The Stoic Traveler: November 2007

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Wherever I go, it will be well with me.". Santificentur Res Nostros I. As the Athenians Do. Jawohl Mein Fu- Mr. President! LAS sd. C.L.:. There is a new push, according to the New York Times. Today, to repeal the " Don't Ask, Don't Tell. DADT/10 U.S.C. ss 654) policy crafted by Gen. Colin Powell under President Clinton. Good, great, grand: I'm all ready to apply to OCS when they do. There's just one problem: the repeal would be empty. Sail the middle course, I suppose. Posted by Seneca 7:05 AM. Mr Greenb...

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The Stoic Traveler: May 2007

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Wherever I go, it will be well with me.". Santificentur Res Nostros I. As the Athenians Do. Jawohl Mein Fu- Mr. President! Begin the Morning by Saying. LAS sd. C.L.:. Si vales, valeo. I realize that my missives have not been so fast or furious these last few weeks. I have been neglecting philosophy, too wrapped up in the workaday world. I shall return, and soon, to continue with my regular correspondence. And then provide you with an elegant essay (not my own) that struck a chord along the same style.

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The Stoic Traveler: April 2007

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Wherever I go, it will be well with me.". Santificentur Res Nostros I. As the Athenians Do. Jawohl Mein Fu- Mr. President! LAS sd. C.L.:. My apologies for the delay in updating, amice, I have been working on an argument that keeps falling apart when I try to bring it together. In the meantime, I have a pair of articles you might find of interest. They are on the same subject, though they come at it from different perspectives. And for different purposes. Posted by Seneca 7:57 AM. LAS sd. C.L.:. Dealing w...

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The Stoic Traveler: June 2007

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Wherever I go, it will be well with me.". Santificentur Res Nostros I. As the Athenians Do. Jawohl Mein Fu- Mr. President! Where have you gone Andrew Carnegie? LAS sd. C.L.:. I read the news for the same reason I go to the gym: to get my heart pumping in the morning. I practice philosophy to keep the news from killing me. I sit here now watching one of the interminable Democratic debates, and I am moved to this question: what happened to Carnegie and Morgan? To Fiske and Gould? Posted by Seneca 6:16 PM.

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The Stoic Traveler: February 2007

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Wherever I go, it will be well with me.". Santificentur Res Nostros I. As the Athenians Do. Jawohl Mein Fu- Mr. President! On Chains, Fuzzy or Not. LAS sd. C.L.:. Si vales bene est amice. I have reason to deviate from my plan this evening, though my earlier ruminations on Stoicism shall continue, at length, whether you pay attention or not. My reasons, as ever, are my own. Posted by Seneca 3:42 PM.

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The Stoic Traveler: September 2006

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Wherever I go, it will be well with me.". Santificentur Res Nostros I. As the Athenians Do. Jawohl Mein Fu- Mr. President! For want of an Opera, the War was Lost. When I set out to write this post, the Berlin Opera had cancelled. A scheduled run of Mozart's Idomeneo, Re di Creta. Idomeneo, King of Crete). As I proceed to write it now, the Berlin Opera, at the encouragement of a newly-founded German/Muslim dialogue group. decided to reverse the decision. And proceed with the scheduled run. My real topic: ...