Zeno and Stoic Consistency

It seems that the Stoics were prepared to say two things : 1) It will in fact pay to be virtuous provided that you want to be happy; and 2) the good man will seek virtue for its own sake. Some of the apparent difficulties in reconciling these propositions may be resolved by examining the notion of seeking virtue for its own sake. What then do the Stoics say that virtue is? Any Cynic could advocate a consistent life, for the description is purely formal. But one consistent life might be set against another, and Zeno\u27s appeal to natural consistency prevents this, as well as showing exactly why virtue pays. The question could, of course, have been tackled in another way. Is there in fact more than one kind of consistent life? Zeno would certainly have agreed that there is not, but though he thought that in all but the wise inconsistency leads to conflict and misery, he did not ask such a necessary question as: Is an injury to someone else also an injury to myself? Why did he not? In part because by separating the goal (happiness) from the end (virtue) he underestimated the importance of eudaemonism in preaching a moral system to the unconverted. Or if he did not underestimate it, he kept implying that he did and that one should

Akin House Curriculum Development and Living History Programming

This unit plan is comprised of a variety of inquiry-based lessons that explore the culture and way of life of the Native Americans who occupied New England. After studying the Akin house documents, materials, and narratives, I chose to focus my unit on the land and the people who came before the Akin family so that students will learn the long-view of our rich New England history

Progression skills module 4: Getting ahead: personal learning and thinking skills

Progression skills modules are designed to support schools in delivering practical pupil workshops to help focus gifted and talented (G&T) or potential G&T pupils to aim high and achieve their best. This module develops the work of Progression skills module 2 to explore further independent study skills, including higher level reading skills, précis and critical thinking skills. Comprises: teacher notes, slide presentation, & pupil handouts

Stock, Corporations, and Native Land Claims Settlement: One of a Series of Articles on the Native Land Claims

This article focuses on the role of village and regional corporations as established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of 1972. The booklet presents a simulated case study and open-ended class discussion questions relative to the use, purpose, and development of corporations, how corporations are managed and governed, and provisions of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act which led to changes in Alaska law with regard to Alaska Native shares in ANCSA corporations. The article is one of a series by different authors designed to stimulate reading and discussion at an advanced secondary or adult level.Alaska Department of EducationWhat are Corporations? / How Your Money and Land Will Be Used / Why Corporations? / Money to Spend and Money to Invest / Investment - Familiar Ways / Sole Proprietorship / Partnership / Corporations Protect People / Working for the Corporations / The Building Blocks of a Corporation / Differences Between Co-operatives and Corporations / Three Students Discuss a Corporation / Lessons Ronald, Jim, and Mark Learned / A Legal Contract / Directors / Compare the Old Days With the Future / Review of Corporations / Alaska Law and Native Claims Stock / Class Discussion

Mind Your Calling

Mind Your Calling, a speach given for the Friends United Meeting in 1972.https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/arthur_roberts/1004/thumbnail.jp