About us
A casual meetup for Boston-area people who enjoy Stoic philosophy, or are simply curious about it. We get together in person to connect, share ideas, and have real conversations with like-minded folks.
No classes, no required reading, just good company. If you're interested in learning the basics of Stoicism, check out my other group, the Stoic Philosophy Practice Group, which offers free online 101 classes three nights a week open to anyone, anywhere.
Come join us. No togas required.
Upcoming events
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Stoicism 101: Week 2 - Wisdom
·OnlineOnlineCosponsored with the Stoic Philosophy Practice Group
Join us for an evening of Stoic philosophy and discussion. We'll kick off the event with a short presentation exploring one of the core ideas of Stoicism, focusing on its real-world application with some practices drawn from the texts. Following the presentation, we'll break into smaller groups for a lightly-facilitated discussion about the topic.
This week, we’ll be discussing wisdom, the dichotomy of control, good and evil in Stoicism, how to cultivate indifference and pursue virtue, and the proper place philosophy should hold in your life. We’ll also be going over the right way to use reflection journaling to build a Stoic practice.
Here's the video we'll be watching: https://youtu.be/G1nM9UCJCIs?si=WFczRCFPmNUZaRU8&t=1164
And here's the text, along with the rest of the resources for the course: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-6r2KFyv7f-vChnX-9eKovdFsQ6DYoc_CV5RZtJb9XA/edit?usp=sharing
Thanks so much for your interest, and please remember:
"There is no such thing as good or bad fortune for the individual; we live in common. And no one can live happily who has regard to himself alone and transforms everything into a question of his own utility; you must live for your neighbor, if you would live for yourself." - Seneca, Letters from a Stoic, Letter 48
4 attendees
Stoicism 101: Week 7 - Anger
·OnlineOnlineCosponsored with the Stoic Philosophy Practice Group
Join us for an evening of Stoic philosophy and discussion. We'll kick off the event with a short presentation exploring one of the core ideas of Stoicism, focusing on its real-world application with some practices drawn from the texts. Following the presentation, we'll break into smaller groups for a lightly-facilitated discussion about the topic.
This week, we'll be discussing anger and how to master this most dangerous of passions. We'll examine why anger is a form of temporary madness, the process for preventing and subduing it, and how we can use our daily reflection journaling to bring this vice under our control.
Here's the video we'll be watching: https://youtu.be/G1nM9UCJCIs?si=C_8QPw1yPWtsWcvu&t=7574
And here's the text, along with the rest of the resources for the course: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-6r2KFyv7f-vChnX-9eKovdFsQ6DYoc_CV5RZtJb9XA/edit?usp=sharing
Thanks so much for your interest, and please remember:
"There is no such thing as good or bad fortune for the individual; we live in common. And no one can live happily who has regard to himself alone and transforms everything into a question of his own utility; you must live for your neighbor, if you would live for yourself." - Seneca, Letters from a Stoic, Letter 48
2 attendees
Stoicism 101: Week 9 - The Right Way to Receive and Return
·OnlineOnlineCosponsored with the Stoic Philosophy Practice Group
Join us for an evening of Stoic philosophy and discussion. We'll kick off the event with a short presentation exploring one of the core ideas of Stoicism, focusing on its real-world application with some practices drawn from the texts. Following the presentation, we'll break into smaller groups for a lightly-facilitated discussion about the topic.
This week, we’ll be discussing the right way to receive and return benefits so that we build bonds of love and interdependence with others. We'll talk about how gratitude returns the debt of kindness, how to deal with ingratitude, and whether we should be grateful to God and Nature. We'll end by discussing a practice from the texts designed to help us put all this advice into action in our daily lives.
Here's the video we'll be watching: https://youtu.be/G1nM9UCJCIs?si=Cf5MJnIhyNyD_lTV&t=10319
And here's the text, along with the rest of the resources for the course: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-6r2KFyv7f-vChnX-9eKovdFsQ6DYoc_CV5RZtJb9XA/edit?usp=sharing
Thanks so much for your interest, and please remember:
"There is no such thing as good or bad fortune for the individual; we live in common. And no one can live happily who has regard to himself alone and transforms everything into a question of his own utility; you must live for your neighbor, if you would live for yourself." - Seneca, Letters from a Stoic, Letter 48
2 attendees
