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I try to avoid all kinds of stress and nervosity, but without being too lazy
Quintus Claudius Locatus wrote:Salve,I try to avoid all kinds of stress and nervosity, but without being too lazy
You are doing a good job, amice, although I donot know what your description of "too lazy" is
The main key word in my personal "philosophy" (a potpourri of Buddhism, Nietzsche, the sophists, Herakleitos, Hume and others) is empathy. Next to logic, I think that is what we should all exercise...
Romulus Iulius Ursus wrote:Personally I can't quite fit into any preconceived philosophical box. Philosophy usually comes across to me as the art of denying reality and common sense in the name of sounding intellectual.
Romulus Iulius Ursus wrote:I believe in pietas, that the individual should render his or her duty to one's family and friends, community and State, and Higher Powers. After one has satisfied those demands, one is free to enjoy life in whatever manner one sees fit. I suppose this could be classified as individual duty tempered by individual freedom.
If you were looking for a grand speech complete with ontological and metaphysical conjecture, sorry, I choose not to speculate. I believe in a simple but honorable life in the here and now, and I leave the subtler workings of the universe to those who claim some grand vision from the Gods or Plato's cave. If that doesn't buy me a ticket into the intellectual club, I can learn to live with it I suppose
So what do you believe in?
When it comes to certain ideas about my place in the big world, I try to follow both Confucianism and Taoism. I know these schools are rivals, but I believe that, despite their differences, they can complement each other...
cf. the Greek 'kalokagathos' or Cicero's 'vir bonus'
Attice, what do you mean by this:
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cf. the Greek 'kalokagathos' or Cicero's 'vir bonus'
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