Humanities in Conversation - Lessons in Stoicism: What ancient philosophers teach us about how to live. Open debate on a book by John Sellars.

Professor Miguel Larrañaga will lead the first of the Humanities in Conversation  series of 2022.  

Lessons in Stoicism: What ancient philosophers teach us about how to live.
An open debate on a book by John Sellars.

Professor Larrañaga will guide the conversation:  
• Introduce the author, the book and its structure
• Next, offer a brief definition of Stoicism
• Then, open a debate on the main ideas of the book, through the original texts of Seneca, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius used by Sellars 
• Finally, reflect on the current validity of these classic authors and the usefulness of this type of philosophical literature written by contemporary authors 

Whether you have read the book or not, join us for a lively disussion & debate on philosophy!

WHEN:  Wednesday, February 16th at 13:00
WHERE:  Segovia Campus, SG-222

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