There has been a lot of focus on the damage that social media is doing to all of us, its users. This growing awareness was partly fuelled by the work of Tristan Harris, through the breakout hit documentary The Social Dilemma. But there has been less attention on how this new landscape also affects creators, […]
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August 29th, 2022 M.G. Piety, professor of philosophy at Drexel University, visits The Stoa to discuss an exciting new approach of philosophizing: flash philosophy. “The term “flash philosophy” is based on the term “flash fiction” which is used to refer to very short short stories. There is growing interest in very short works of philosophy,
August 25th, 2022 Douglas Cairns, professor of classics at the University of Edinburgh with a research interest in Ancient Greek emotions, visits The Stoa to discuss how thumos shows up in the works of Homer. More from Douglas: https://www.ed.ac.uk/history-classics-archaeology/about-us/staff-profiles/profile_tab1_academic.php?uun=dcairns Learn more about the Thumos Bootcamp here: https://thestoa.substack.com/p/beyond-self-discipline-thumos-bootcamp thestoa.ca patreon.com/the_stoa thestoa.substack.com
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Victor Saenz, Lecturer at Rice University, visits The Stoa to discuss the undefined role thumos in Aristotle’s thought. "One of three basic types of desire, claims Aristotle, is thumos (‘spirit,’ ‘passion,’ ‘heart,’ ‘anger,’ ‘impulse’). The other two are epithumia (‘appetite’) and boulêsis (‘wish,’ ‘rational desire’). Yet, he never gives us an account of thumos; it
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August 23rd, 2022 Josh Wilburn, author of The Political Soul: Plato on Thumos, Spirited Motivation, and the City, visits The Stoa to discuss the politics of thumos. From the book: "This book examines the relationship between Plato’s views on psychology and his political philosophy, focusing on his reflections on the spirited part of the tripartite
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Where are we headed as a species? What is the landscape of risks and challenges that we need to confront over the next decades, and are there a small number of key factors that we need to solve to avoid catastrophe? These are the questions Daniel Schmachtenberger is laying out in a new two part
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August 22nd, 2022 What do pride, Eros, self-esteem, courage and unique ambition have in common with reason, & goodness? Layman Pascal presents a speculative philosophical connection between evolutionary psychology, Socratic virtue and the Nietzschean-Magickal appreciation of our organic drive to test the boundaries of safe and sensible conduct. More from Layman: https://laymanpascal.substack.com Learn more about
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The Stoa’s resident breath expert, Steve Beattie, has designed a new breath technique for Thumos Awareness Week – the Thumos Breath! You can RSVP to Steve’s Sunday breath session @ thestoa.ca You can check out more of Steve’s work here: https://breathinginnature.com thestoa.ca patreon.com/the_sto thestoa.substack.com
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