https://youtu.be/ZDUy_rv0GQM 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, William James’s notion of the “self” and Richard Rorty’s appropriation of … [Read more...]

https://youtu.be/NDgxFiwWGRg 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 to the pressure.I'm wondering if there might not be a way to avert some of this overwhelm.  I may be missing the main … [Read more...]

https://youtu.be/tLnr-8a8Erc 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 those whose standard of living is so low or difficult that it only allows them to fight for their own survival, or … [Read more...]

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 modern philosophical approaches that are practical, … [Read more...]