- Philosophy's
entry on
Stoicism notes, "the
sense of the
English adjective '
stoical' is not
utterly misleading with
regard to its
philosophical origins". The...
- 341.
citing Tacitus Annals, xv. 60–64 Cf.
especially Beard, M., "How
Stoical was Seneca?", in the New York
Review of Books, Oct. 9, 2014. Vogt, Katja...
- jail at Liberty, Missouri, to
await trial.
Smith bore his
imprisonment stoically.
Understanding that he was
effectively on
trial before his own people...
- through" the album,
despite concluding that "the
music is
often uplifting; a
stoical and pro-active
salve against troubles local and global". Uncut's Pete Paphides...
- fate,
although he
admired the
condemned man's
bravery in
facing death stoically.
Lincoln was
elected president on
November 6, 1860, and the following...
-
Pontifex Maximus.
Marcus Aurelius, a
Spaniard like
Trajan and Hadrian, is a
stoical disciple of Epictetus, and an
energetic man of action. He
pursues the policy...
- its Discontents.
Humphrey Skelton described Freud's
worldview as one of "
stoical humanism". The
Humanist Heritage project summed his
contributions to understanding...
-
Convicted at 2d
Trial for
Icepick Killing; Jury out for 3 Hours; Both Men
Stoical as
Verdict Is
Returned –
Sentence to
Death Mandatory, The New York Times...
- elegant,
economical style was preferred.
Training included preparation for a
stoical,
unflinching death.
Successful training required intense commitment. Those...
- of Old
English poetry and of the
Icelandic sagas and is a
means of much
stoical restraint. The word
litotes is of Gr****
origin (λιτότης),
meaning 'simplicity'...
