The Dichotomy of Internals and Externals
"All of this happens within the first 5 sections [Enchiridion]. No mention of being forced to accept pantheism (or any kind of theism at all), or fiery pneuma, or Chrysippus' determinism (which most certainly was hard core determinism) or any other metaphysical notions beyond the dichotomy of internals and externals, and real good and bad all on one side of the chasm. Of course, the theory does need _some_ more stuff. Although E. doesn't use the language of "preferred indifferents", the theory needs something like that, because otherwise how could any choices at all ever be coherent? Later on we get role-duties, and we get E's (apparent) monotheism. But, really, we get that beautiful worldview in the first 5 sections, and after that just elaboration" -- Grant C. Sterling.
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