June 14th, 2023 Wellness and wellbeing are very much the spirit of the age, but what lies in their underbelly? Is there any truth in “wellness”, or is it simply the latest trend in lifestyle marketing? Who do we trust when everybody is a life coach? And have the wounded healers really gone off the […]

June 12th, 2023 In this episode, Daniel Görtz of Metamoderna addresses key issues around metamodernism and stage theories of personal development. He covers: how the community around it needs to stand behind the basic norms of discourse, the five stages of understanding the role of stage theory, conclusive deductive evidence for the existence and relevance

June 8th, 2023 Status is a ubiquitous feature of belonging, but it comes with a hidden price – a fear of its loss; status anxiety. Whether captured by a real audience or the audience in our imaginations, a fear of status loss suppresses the full creative range of our thoughts, expressions, and vitality. The most

May 30th, 2023 We find ourselves in a time of fracture, dissolution, and renewal. As we collectively reorganize values, meaning, and purpose, we discover one of the foundational elements of a healthy society; the sanctity of a romantic relationship. The disaster of modern dating and noncommittal transactional relationships has created a profound need for a

With the rapid advancement of human-simulating large language models, we have suddenly found ourselves in an existential crisis around what is true and how to establish what is true. This talk will present an argument addressing both issues and take a fresh look at what humanity was up to between the 14th and 16th centuries,

May 25th, 2023 Explore the concept of “ontological kindness” as a way to engage with others’ deeply intertwined beliefs and experiences. Ontological kindness may be key to effectively hold space in philosophical discussions, allowing people to grow and disentangle themselves. More from Jonathan: https://honestliving.substack.com/ thestoa.ca patreon.com/the_stoa lessfoolish.substack.com

May 24, 2023 There is a whole spectrum of responses to the violences of the modern-colonial system: soft reform, which involves policies and practices; radical reform, including more people and perspectives; and beyond reform, which disinvests in the current unsustainable world and walk into the possibility of new worlds. In this session, the Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures Collective introduces this

“Alchemical Soul-making” was one of three philosophical art experiments or “happenings” that took place as an invite-only series from April to May 2023 on the Stoa. “Alchemical Soul-making” unfolds the care-protocols of “Collective (W)hole-making”. — series — Collective (W)hole-making: A Philosophical-Art Experiment of Intersubjective Cosmopoiesis Host: Source-keeper: Cheryl Hsu Co-hosts: Intersubjective Field-holder: Nicholas Shore Steward

“Participation Mystique” was one of three philosophical art experiments or “happenings” that took place as an invite-only series from April to May 2023 on the Stoa. “Toroidal Bodies” unfolds the action-protocols of “Collective (W)hole-making”. — series — Collective (W)hole-making: A Philosophical-Art Experiment of Intersubjective Cosmopoiesis Host: Source-keeper: Cheryl Hsu Co-hosts: Intersubjective Field-holder: Nicholas Shore Steward