Navigating Stoic Philosophy Through Logos and Pneuma
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(Stoicism will not always be our PC subject, but this Sunday, in honor of StoicDan and Orlando Stoics . . . )
Navigating Stoic Philosophy Through Logos and Pneuma
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Stoic Theology - Logos and Pneuma - Ancient and Modern
Ancient Stoic Theology
· Logos - Ancient Stoicism was deeply spiritual and theological. The Stoics believed in a rational, divine principle called the Logos, which permeates and organizes the universe.
· Pneuma (breath or spirit) and fire were seen as life-giving forces. The Stoics described the universe as a living, rational organism, with the Logos as its soul.
· Zeno, the founder of Stoicism, and later Stoics like Cleanthes, described fire as an intelligent spirit. Cleanthes’ ideas even influenced later religious concepts, such as the Christian Holy Spirit.
Modern Stoicism’s Secular Shift
· Modern Stoicism often downplays or omits these spiritual and divine elements to appeal to a broader, more secular audience.
· The movement tends to present Stoicism as a practical philosophy focused on reason, ethics, and psychological well-being, rather than metaphysics or theology.
· This secular approach makes Stoicism accessible to people of all backgrounds, including atheists and agnostics, but may lose some of the “wonder” and depth found in ancient Stoic thought.
Watch StoicDan and British philosopher and Stoic researcher Kai Whiting discuss their different perspectives on Stoic Philosophy
Youtube Resource:
Stoicism, Panpsychism, & The Divine with Stoic Dan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq_GmjN4-X4
The Walled Garden Philosophical Society - Mar 17, 2022 [1:17:16]
The Walled Garden is a podcast and community of independent philosophers and seekers who are dedicated to the pursuit of truth, wisdom, virtue, and the divine. Led by Australian poet, philosopher, and musician Simon Drew, American philosopher, author, and speaker Sharon Lebell, and British philosopher and researcher Kai Whiting, The Walled Garden hosts regular live events and meetups with fascinating philosophers, theologians, artists, leaders, and seekers who can teach us all about how to live a flourishing existence.
About Our Guest: StoicDan is the organizer of 6 philosophy meetups, including Orlando Stoics, which is the third-largest Stoic group in North America (7 years old, with over 1700 members). He is also a public speaker on Stoicism, Minimalism, and American Transcendentalism, and he often connects these topics with civil discourse, common ground, and women in philosophy. He’s presented at 5 Stoicon conferences (2017 Toronto, 2018 London, 2019 Athens, and 2020 / 2021 online) and has interviewed over a dozen Stoic scholars for the Stoic Fellowship quarterly newsletter.
Other Sources:
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/stoicism/
Kai Whiting - Ask Me Anything:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Stoicism/comments/rlmovg/ama_kai_whiting_stoic_author/
The Monk and the Philosopher (book review)
https://philosophynow.org/issues/122/The_Monk_and_the_Philosopher_by_Jean-Francois_Revel_and_Matthieu_Ricard
A series of conversations between Jean-François Revel, a French intellectual known for his defense of liberalism and wariness of the totalitarian tendencies of religion, and his son Matthieu Ricard, who in the early 1970s abandoned a promising career in molecular genetics to study Tibetan Buddhism in Darjeeling.
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