https://youtu.be/ZDUy_rv0GQM Reading Material PDF DISCUSSION (video material available only to the seminar participants) SEE OTHER SEMINARS 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 … [Read more...]

https://youtu.be/NDgxFiwWGRg Reading Material (PDF) DISCUSSION (video material available only to the seminar participants) SEE OTHER SEMINARS 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 … [Read more...]

https://youtu.be/tLnr-8a8Erc Poster (PDF) DISCUSSION (video material available only to the seminar participants) SEE OTHER SEMINARS 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 … [Read more...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAQH_LK1Jos Poster (PDF) PDF-Reader (PDF) DISCUSSION (video material available only to the seminar participants) SEE OTHER SEMINARS 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 … [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 SEMINARS 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, relevant, … [Read more...]