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How Stoicism Can Change Your Life
<p>Stoic philosophy offers practical guidance for navigating uncertainty, challenge and change. This course explores key Stoic ideas about resilience, acceptance, courage and flourishing, drawing on
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Stoic philosophy offers practical guidance for navigating uncertainty, challenge and change. This course explores key Stoic ideas about resilience, acceptance, courage and flourishing, drawing on ancient thinkers whose insights remain surprisingly relevant. Through discussion and reflection, participants consider how Stoic principles can inform everyday life without requiring philosophical background or prior study.
DELIVERY MODE
- Face-to-Face
SUGGESTED READING
- Barnes, Early Greek Philosophy
- Russell, History of Western Philosophy
- Long, The Hellenistic Philosophers
- Adamson, Philosophy in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds
- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
- Epictetus, Discourses
- Seneca, Letters from a Stoic
COURSE OUTLINE
- What is Stoicism?
- Foundations: The ancient Greek Stoics
- Development: The Roman Stoics
- Stoicism in modern thought and culture
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Understand the meaning and nature of Stoicism
- Distinguish between Greek and Roman Stoicism
- Understand the influence of Stoicism on Western thought and culture
Raymond Younis
MA (Hons), DPhil
Ray Younis was educated at the University of Sydney (BA Hons. MA Hons.) and the University of Oxford (DPhil). He has over 30 years of teaching experience at Oxford, the University of Sydney and...