Comments on: The Modern Wimp’s Introduction to Stoicism http://www.primermagazine.com/2010/live/introduction-to-stoicism Not Your Typical Men's Magazine. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:58:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Martha http://www.primermagazine.com/2010/live/introduction-to-stoicism/comment-page-1#comment-14470 Martha Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:28:10 +0000 http://www.primermagazine.com/?p=4919#comment-14470 Well I was reading this article and being a formal student-athlete and a pageant contestant in the Miss America system, I know all about the powers of stoicism and how it gives you an upper-hand in the mental phases of competition. However, why is this article only about men? Why are men rewarded for being stoic and women thought of being cold and unemotional? Well I was reading this article and being a formal student-athlete and a pageant contestant in the Miss America system, I know all about the powers of stoicism and how it gives you an upper-hand in the mental phases of competition. However, why is this article only about men? Why are men rewarded for being stoic and women thought of being cold and unemotional?

]]> By: Paul http://www.primermagazine.com/2010/live/introduction-to-stoicism/comment-page-1#comment-8609 Paul Sat, 11 Sep 2010 10:50:21 +0000 http://www.primermagazine.com/?p=4919#comment-8609 Much as I do appreciate the idea of engaging the modern man to Stoicism, I know of a simpler quote from Marcus Aurelius... "Not even death can bring terror to him who regards that alone as a good which comes in due season, and to whom it is all one whether his acts in conformity to right reason are few or many, and a matter of indifference whether he look upon the world for a longer or shorter time." (Well... "All is opinion"...) Much as I do appreciate the idea of engaging the modern man to Stoicism, I know of a simpler quote from Marcus Aurelius…

“Not even death can bring terror to him who regards that alone as a good which comes in due season, and to whom it is all one whether his acts in conformity to right reason are few or many, and a matter of indifference whether he look upon the world for a longer or shorter time.”

(Well… “All is opinion”…)

]]> By: Andrew http://www.primermagazine.com/2010/live/introduction-to-stoicism/comment-page-1#comment-8157 Andrew Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:22:15 +0000 http://www.primermagazine.com/?p=4919#comment-8157 Hey Noel, I'm sorry you didn't like the piece. We tried to take heavy philosophy and make it more approachable and applicable to daily life. Thanks for reading! .-= Andrew´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.primermagazine.com/2010/train/a-barefoot-running-compromise-a-review-of-the-nike-free-5-0-running-shoe" rel="nofollow">A Barefoot Running Compromise- A Review of The Nike Free 50 Running Shoe</a> =-. Hey Noel,

I’m sorry you didn’t like the piece. We tried to take heavy philosophy and make it more approachable and applicable to daily life. Thanks for reading!
.-= Andrew´s last blog ..A Barefoot Running Compromise- A Review of The Nike Free 50 Running Shoe =-.

]]> By: Noel http://www.primermagazine.com/2010/live/introduction-to-stoicism/comment-page-1#comment-8145 Noel Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:50:34 +0000 http://www.primermagazine.com/?p=4919#comment-8145 I'm sorry but this reads more like a rant than an article to me. There are really good bits of information in here but they are lost amidst the self praising/defeating challenging/punishing speech bits.... Consistency required, I’m sorry but this reads more like a rant than an article to me. There are really good bits of information in here but they are lost amidst the self praising/defeating challenging/punishing speech bits…. Consistency required,

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