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 Aitia Summary
999 words, approx. 3 pages Aitia The Greek word aitia (or aition ) derives from the adjective aitios , meaning "responsible," and functions as such as early as the Homeric poems. It was originally applied to agents, and only later does it come to qualify... summary from source:
Stoicism Summary
4,485 words, approx. 15 pages Stoicism Stoicism was a philosophical movement founded in Athens in the late fourth century BCE by Zeno of Citium. Although Stoicism was shaped by many philosophical influences (including the thought of Heraclitus), it was throughout its history an... summary from source:
 Stoicism Summary
3,210 words, approx. 11 pagesSTOICISM is a philosophy related to the ancient Greek Stoic school, which took its name from the painted "porch" (stoa) on the northern side of the Athenian Agora (now ruins partially excavated along Hadrianos Street), where teachers and... summary from source:
Hellenistic Thought Summary
2,246 words, approx. 8 pagesHellenistic Thought The Hellenistic era extends from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE to the conquest of Egypt by the Romans in 30 BCE. Though defined in terms of political events, it is also host to distinctive developments in Greek... summary from source:
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Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy, founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early third century BC. It proved to be a popular and durable philosophy, with a following throughout Greece and the Roman Empire from its founding until all the... 
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 The Boston Globe The Virtue Of Stoicism
03/03/2003: 770 words, approx. 3 pages IN RECENT DECADES, STOICISM AND EMOTIONAL RESERVE, ONCE CONSIDERED VIRTUES, HAVE COME TO BE VIEWED AS HOPELESSLY OUTDATED AND UNHEALTHY. Many schools nowadays have programs and exercises to teach children how to express their feelings; in reading materials, students are often asked to ponder... summary from source:
The Review of Metaphysics A New Stoicism.(Review) (book review)
06/01/2000: 1,519 words, approx. 5 pages BECKER, Lawrence. A New Stoicism. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998. x + 216 pp. Cloth, $29.95--This fascinating study of Stoic ethics generously repays assiduous reading. Although more creative than exegetical, the work exhibits its author's familiarity with both the relevant ancient source materials and... summary from source:
 AP News `Lives of Others' star dies at 54
7/25/2007: 303 words, approx. 1 pagesUlrich Muehe, the German actor who captivated movie audiences with his performance as a Stasi agent in the Oscar-winning film "The Lives of Others," has died. He was 54.Muehe died Sunday of stomach cancer in Walbeck, Germany, the town's mayor, Brunhilde Vucke, told The Associated... summary from source:
AP News Sampras visits ancestral home in Greece
5/16/2007: 578 words, approx. 2 pagesAll the travel, all the tournaments and all the titles, and not one trip for Pete Sampras to his ancestral homeland _ until now. The retired 14-time Grand Slam champion finally has come to Greece _ for tennis and for personal reasons."This is about sharing...
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