Stoic: alternatives and connections

Of or pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes' screw; as, Archimedean dri…

Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384-322 b. c.).

One of a sect of peripatetic philosophers, who appeared in Italy before the restoration of learning; so denominated from Averroes, or…

One of a denomination of Christians who deny the validity of infant baptism and of sprinkling, and maintain that baptism should be adm…

Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base,…

A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederat…

to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trai…

to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trai…

One of a sect or school of philosophers founded by Antisthenes, and of whom Diogenes was a disciple. The first Cynics were noted for a…

A Greek Cynic philosopher (412?-323 B. C.) who lived much in Athens and was distinguished for contempt of the common aims and conditio…

Free from passion; not warped, prejudiced, swerved, or carried away by passion or feeling; judicial; calm; composed.

An argument consisting of only two propositions, an antecedent and consequent deduced from it; a syllogism with one premise omitted; a…

The character under the influence of animal propensities or selfish passions; the soul unmoved by spiritual influences.

Land held in villenage, being distributed among the folk, or people, at the pleasure of the lord of the manor, and resumed at his disc…

A member of a Scottish sect, founded in the 18th century by John Glass, a minister of the Established Church of Scotland, who taught t…

Crushing sorrow or grief; a yielding to such grief.

A disciple of Hermogenes, an heretical teacher who lived in Africa near the close of the second century. He held matter to be the foun…

to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trai…