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Does Self-transformation (always) Mean Development and Improvement?
Do We Need Self-knowledge? For What?
Reading Material PDF COMMENTS Dear Professor,I noticed during the webinar that most presenters approached Stoic pragmatism from a distinctly Western perspective – underpinned by Western norms, discourses and a cultural mentality that isn’t shared across Eastern traditions. That may be why Davor, Juan Diego, Servet and I each interpreted key ideas quite differently. For example, […]
(Self-) Therapeutic Functions of Discourses and Narratives
Reading Material (PDF) COMMENTS Chris,What a wonderful discussion we started yesterday. I’m so impressed by the repertoire of sources you’ve shared with us, and how much thought you’ve put into it (and very much in the right direction, I think). So many sources and so little time. And so many topics as well, which adds […]
The Meaningful Life
Poster (PDF) Reading Material (PDF) Comments After watching the recording of the second meeting, I have the impression that everything related to Stoic pragmatism, and by extension, the world of philosophy in general, is aimed at people with an economic or social standard of living that allows them to ask these kinds of questions. Because […]
(Self-) Therapeutic Philosophy – What’s This?
Poster (PDF) PDF-Reader (PDF) Comments Chris Skowronski: My general comment on our yesterday seminar is the following. I have learned many things that refer to stoic pragmatism, yet from various perspectives, previously not so much known to me in their complexity. For example, –institutional healthcare workers suffering from burnout as potential adressees of (self-) therapeutic […]
Stoic Pragmatism: Open Seminars Online
Prof. Chris Skowronski (University of Opole, Poland) Berlin Practical Philosophy International Forum e.V, Germany La Torre del Virrey: Instituto de Estudios Culturales Avanzados (Grupo de Investigación en Filosofía Terapéutica), Valencia, España SEE SEMINAR ONE HERE Main Idea: Our seminars delve into a wide range of topics that bridge the humanistic traditions of Graeco-Roman antiquity with […]
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