My Spiritual Declaration: Zeno of Citium and Stoicism |
Chapter 39: Zeno of Citium and Stoicism1. Zeno was born 334 BC in Cyprus. He is among the Ranks of Righteousness.2. Zeno realized the goal in life is to be happy, but only through reason can one b...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:00:00 GMT |
My Spiritual Declaration: Pyrrho and Skepticism |
Chapter 38: Pyrrho and Skepticism1. Pyrrho was born on 360 BC in Greece. He would eventually be known as the father of skepticism.2. Skepticism holds that we cannot fully comprehend anything. We ...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:47:00 GMT |
My Spiritual Declaration: Mencius and Aristippus |
Chapter 37: Mencius and Aristippus*Mencius*1. Mencius was born in 372 BC in China. He is of the Ranks of Righteousness.2. Mencius taught of four beginnings or seeds we must each develop a sens...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:03:00 GMT |
My Spiritual Declaration: Native Americans |
Chapter 36: Native Americans1. Right or wrong we must never force our beliefs upon others. The prime example of this leads us to our forgotten brothers and sisters, the Native Americans. The most ...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:02:00 GMT |
My Spiritual Declaration: Aristotle |
Chapter 35: Aristotle1. Aristotle was born in 384BC, and at the age o f 17 he moved to Athens, Greece to study under Plato. He is certainly in the Ranks of Righteousness and was the best philosophe...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:12:00 GMT |
My Spiritual Declaration: Plato |
Chapter 34: Plato1. Plato was born in 428 BC in Greece. He is in the Ranks of Righteousness. Plato's ideas are presented in several books named The Dialogues. In these books it's as if a discussi...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:16:00 GMT |
My Spiritual Declaration: Democritus, Hippocrates, Anaxagoras |
Chapter 33: Democritus, Hippocrates, Anaxagoras*Democritus*1. Democritus was born in Greece, 460 BC, and is among the Ranks of the Righteous for his ideas involving atoms.2. Democritus teaches the ...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:08:00 GMT |
My Spiritual Declaration: Sparta and Athens |
Chapter 32: Sparta and Athens*Sparta*1. Spartans have a strong respect for community coupled with unmatched military skills. Surviving defeat, rather than dying in battle, is the worst taboo in Spa...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:59:00 GMT |
My Spiritual Declaration: Mozi and Mohism |
Chapter 31: Mozi and Mohism1. Born in 470 BC, the Chinese philosopher, Mozi, is among the Ranks of the Righteous for his teachings leading to Mohism. No longer an official religion, Mohisms princi...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:23:00 GMT |
My Spiritual Declaration: Socrates |
Chapter 30: Socrates1. Socrates was born 469 BC and is among the Ranks of the Righteous. No predecessor in Western history inspired more literature or thought than Socrates.2. Unconcerned with mat...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:48:00 GMT |
