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...]

We are happy to announce that John Lachs's Practical Philosophy: Critical Essays on His Thought with Replies and Bibliography, edited by Chris Skowroński, has just been published by Brill (Leiden-Boston). The idea of the volume was born during the international conference on John Lachs (with his participation) that was organized by Berlin Forum in 2015 in Berlin, within the series of American and European Values conferences (special thanks for organizing the event should go to the then chair, … [Read more...]