Café Inquiry (ONLINE) - Stoicism for Humanists

This event is held online. To see the Zoom link, RSVP and look at the right hand panel.

Stoicism, an ancient philosophy, has been enjoying a recent resurgence. In 2019, Meditations, written by the famous Stoic Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, sold more than 100,00 copies. It has been suggested that Humanism has roots in Stoic philosophy. At the next online Café Inquiry, we will take a break from current events. Instead, we’ll examine the philosophy of Stoicism and look at the ancient roots of modern Humanist thought. We’ll post links to background materials here a few days prior to the event. Hope to see you there!

Visit https://michiganhumanists.org/events for recommended readings prefacing this week's discussion.

Café Inquiry starts with a short introduction of the day’s topic, followed by casual discussion.

This event is free and open to the public. Donations appreciated, but not expected.

Attendees are able to future propose topics which would align with Michigan Humanist’s purpose: from atheism, agnosticism, humanism, secularism, and freethinking to broader subjects in science and humanities, such as religion, philosophy, social issues, politics, evolution, morality, ethics, and psychology.

Café Inquiry (Grand Rapids) meets each month IN PERSON on the second Sunday and ONLINE on the fourth Sunday.

Contact: Frank Crownover or Jessica Wolin, cafeinquiry-grandrapids@michiganhumanists.org, (617) 645-0713

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Michigan Humanists values the participation of all guests — requests for reasonable accommodation may be made by contacting the event host at least three days prior to the event.

Michigan Humanists expects all guests to engage in respectful discussion. Please visit the Michigan Humanist Culture and Expectations page for more information. Speak to the event host or contact info@michiganhumanists.org if you feel these expectations are being violated.

Events are made possible by your financial support. Michigan Humanists is a 501(c)3 non-profit. All donations are tax-deductible as provided by law. Donations to Michigan Humanists can be made at https://www.michiganhumanists.org/donate/

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