"The Stoic Challenge" - William B. Irvine: Part I

This meeting of Tampa Stoics is IN-PERSON at The Skills Center (5107 N 22nd St, Tampa, FL 33610). We will have a private room.

This is the first meeting of our series covering "The Stoic Challenge" by William B. Irvine. The author is professor of philosophy at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio and this is one of his more recent works. The Stoic Challenge uniquely combines insights from ancient Stoics like Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus with techniques discovered by contemporary psychological research, such as anchoring and framing. The result is Irvine’s surprisingly simple, updated “Stoic test strategy,” which teaches us how to dramatically alter our emotional response to life’s stumbling blocks. Not only can we overcome these obstacles, we can benefit from them, too.

This meeting will cover the first part of the book - "Dealing with Life's Challenges".

Reading Material - "The Stoic Challenge" - William B. Irvine

Book on Amazon - https://a.co/d/4NKQU4H

Meeting Venue

The Skills Center - 5107 N 22nd St, Tampa, FL 33610. It is south of Hillsborough Avenue on 22nd Street in Tampa. Parking can be accessed from McBerry Street or 22nd Street. There is no food or drink at the venue, you can bring one if you choose, but we must be good guests and clean up after ourselves. Thank you!

In general, Stoicism teaches us how to handle difficult people and events, how to avoid anger and worry, and overall to use moderation in all aspects of our lives. We will discuss how Stoic practice can lead to a meaningful and fulfilling life.

Our group enjoys open-minded, respectful conversations on Stoicism and how it relates to science, culture, philosophy, other belief systems, and pop culture (books and movies). If we differ in our opinions, then "we agree to disagree". The long-term goal is to improve our minds via group discussions. Our group does NOT discuss religion or politics.

This event is free and open to the public.