We are happy to announce that Brill/Rodopi (Leiden-Boston) has just published the book by Herman Saatkamp entitled A Life of Scholarship with Santayana: Essays and Reflections. The book was edited by Berlin Forum Members: Charles Padrón (Textual Editor) and Chris Skowroński (Scientific Affairs Manager). Herman Saatkamp is Berlin Forum's friend and participant of its congresses and webinars. More HERE … [Read more...]

MAY 13, 2020, 19.00-20.30 Berlin Time Berlin Practical Philosophy International Forum e.V and The George Santayana Society invite you to participate in an online session entitled "HARMONY AND WELL-BEING: REFLECTIONS ABOUT THE PANDEMIC IN LIGHT OF GEORGE SANTAYANA'S PHILOSOPHY." It will be held on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at 7.00 PM, Berlin Time VIDEO BELOW Speakers (and their appearance times): Lydia Amir (37.57-48.05; 56.40-1.00.08) Jose Beltran and Daniel Moreno … [Read more...]

Read Chris Skowroński's review-essay: click HERE … [Read more...]

Chris Skowroński gave talks about stoic pragmatism at Viadrina University, Frankfurt/Oder, Germany (for students of cultural studies), and at University of Opole, Poland (for students of English philology). Stoic pragmatism is a term coined by John Lachs (1934-) for theory and practice of the good life both in social and individual contexts. In his book entitled Stoic Pragmatism (2012) he evoked the need to work out "a pragmatism with a stoic correction" (p. 56) to stress the importance of … [Read more...]