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    Without that self-interested reason, the Stoic can delibe... — Carmelics
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    Supports→The Stoic's realization that indifferents do not contribute to happiness weakens the barrier to impartial deliberation about how to distribute indifferents.

    Without that self-interested reason, the Stoic can deliberate about distributing indifferents as justice demands.

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    The fact that our sources understand what is according to nature both in terms of cosmic nature or what is fated and in terms of the individual natures out of which the nature of the cosmos is built up raises the question of conflict, for instance when my health, which is in accordance with my nature, is not fated, or in accordance with cosmic nature. Such conflict can be avoided for human beings by appeal to our rational nature, on the one hand, and providential cosmic nature, on the other: ou

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