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](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](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

Stoic Philosophy Practice Group

Emma

Anna Moczulski

stella Sfiris

K.Royal Sibley 

Jessica

Paul Smith

Joan DI Stefano

Rich

Hadear Marzooque

Elisa

Joy Salaja

Rohu

Alan H. L.

Margaret

John

Roxana 

pinootza

Monika

Stoicism 101: Week 7 - Anger

Online event

If you're interested in going deeper than just the intro classes and exploring the community side of Stoicism, please join us for Sunday Stoa.

We begin at **4:00 PM (ET)** with 10 minutes of Stoic breath meditation followed by 15 minutes of writing practice.
At **4:30 PM**, we move into introductions and social time.
Around **5:00 PM**, we’ll listen to selections from the original Stoic texts and then discuss the ideas they present.

This week, we’ll be listening to Letters 79 and 80 from *Seneca’s Letters from a Stoic*: *On the rewards of scientific discovery* and *On worldly deceptions*.

Here's the text and video if you’d like to check them out beforehand:

Letter 79
Text: [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Letter_79](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Letter_79)
Video: [https://youtu.be/L8VdkX1iq6c?si=f_n1-fU5yC9JOupI](https://youtu.be/L8VdkX1iq6c?si=f_n1-fU5yC9JOupI)

Letter 80
Text: [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Letter_80](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Letter_80)
Video: [https://youtu.be/l2EuUgs959o?si=4YwXidGZaz-ApHcG](https://youtu.be/l2EuUgs959o?si=4YwXidGZaz-ApHcG)

**Come for the whole thing, or join us whenever it works best for you.** See you Sunday!

Nesrine Sid-otmane

Deb S

Holly

donna

Cherilyn Heyliger

Hasani

Christina

Sunday Stoa LXXXV

In this session, we’ll listen to a 30-minute passage from Plato’s *Symposium* in which Socrates recounts the teaching of Diotima — the **Ladder of Love**, the gradual ascent from physical attraction to the direct vision of Beauty itself.

After the reading, we’ll open a conversation on questions such as:

* What does it mean to “ascend” through love?
* How does beauty awaken the soul?
* What role does eros play in the philosophical life?

No prior knowledge is required — just curiosity, goodwill, and a willingness to dialogue together.

The Cambridge Platonists

Diotima’s Ladder of Love (Plato’s Symposium)

In this session, we’ll listen to the final portion of Plato’s *Phaedo* (about 50 minutes), where Socrates drinks the hemlock and speaks his final words. This passage lays out the Platonic view of death, the immortality of the soul, and why the true philosopher should welcome death rather than fear it. It is one of the most moving scenes in all of ancient philosophy.

After listening, we’ll open a shared discussion around questions such as:

* Why is Socrates fearless in the face of death?
* What does it mean to “practice dying” as part of philosophy?
* How does this scene express the Platonic understanding of the soul?

No prior experience with Plato is required — just curiosity, goodwill, and a willingness to dialogue together.

The Death of Socrates (Plato’s Phaedo)

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