Is grieving over loss for too long harmful or unvirtuous ?

Faciliated by Cormac White, Sam Ah Wing and Steve Smith.

Join us for philosophical discussions about topics are relevant in our everyday life in 21st century Brisbane.

This month's discussion is about what Socrates, Plato, Cicero, Seneca, Confucius, Buddha and other ancient philosophers said about grief and loss.

In Plato’s The Republic, Socrates describes a good man as someone who upholds the “greatest equanimity” in the face of grief, and so will be “least likely to lament.” Socrates further says that grief should be left only to women.

• 9.30am -This is a group analysis and critique of ancient philosophical perspectives in comparison with modern psychological research concerning coping from loss and dealing with trauma.
• 11.30am - [Optional] Drink and bite to eat at a nearby cafe.

The venue is New Farm library meeting room. It is the building adjacent to the main library. There is plenty of library parking and its close to public transport.

Recommended reading:
Article - Plato on Grief as a Mental Disorder
Cicero - How to Grieve: Ancient Guide to the Lost Art of Consolation (2018, Princeton University Press)
Seneca - Seneca Selected Dialogues and Consolations (Hackett Classics) (2015, Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.)
Michael Cholbi - Grief_ A Philosophical Guide (2022, Princeton University Press)

Live the good life and remember that Socrates said 'an unexamined life is not worth living'. Cheers.