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Sophrosyne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sophrosyne (σωφροσύνη) is a Greek philosophical term etymologically meaning moral sanity and from there self control or moderation guided by true self-knowledge. Greeks upheld the ideal of sophrosyne...
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Sophrosyne's Salons: Two This Week! ... As part of the busiest week of events in Extropia's history, we're holding a special Sophrosyne's Salon at 10 am SLT Thursday morning, in the Central Nexus in Extropia Core. Our Salon Spotlight Guest will be Tom Bukowski (Tom Boellstorff).
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I'm merging back into the Other Personality, the Atomic Affiliate, the Cranial Roommate, who *needs* sophrosyne, and who's beginning to put it to good use, for the causes I've lived for, for love, for community, for empowerment.
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1 Latest News ... 1.1 2009-04-01: New Directors, New Roles ... Sophrosyne Stenvaag is moving to Director for Media and Communications.
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134 Sophrosyne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
134 Sophrosyne is a large main belt asteroid. It has an exceedingly dark surface and most likely a primitive carbonaceous composition. It was discovered by Robert Luther on September 27, 1873, and is...
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Greeks upheld the ideal of sophrosyne, which means prudence and moderation but ultimately its complex meaning, so important to the ancients, is very difficult to convey in English. It is perhaps best expressed by the two most famous sayings of the oracle at Delphi: "Nothing in excess" and "Know thyself."
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on sophrosyne (philosophy), ...else—wealth or poverty, health or illness, life or death—is completely indifferent. ... CREATE MY sophrosyne NEW DOCUMENT...
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