Scott Aikin | Seneca Outdoing God, Hellenistic World Views & Practicing Virtue
Scott Aikin | Seneca Surpassing God, Hellenistic World Views & Practicing Virtue About Our Guest Scott F. Aikin is an American philosopher and Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he also holds a joint appointment in Classics. He earned an M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Montana in 1999 and a Ph.D. […]
Dirk Mahling | Fate, Providence, the Soul & Universal Nature
Dirk Mahling | Fate, Providence, the Soul & Universal Nature About Our Guest Faculty member at the College of Stoic Philosophers (FCSP) Professor Emeritus, Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA Fulbright Scholar Licensed Psychologist, Germany Licensed Autogenic Training/Meditation Councellor Go-Dan (5th degree black belt) in Aikido, Instructor Certified Advanced Hanggliding Instructor; USHGA Officer of […]
Piotr Stankiewicz | Negative Visualisation, Creativity & Social Media
Piotr Stankiewicz | Negative Visualisation, Creativity & Social Media About Our Guest Piotr Stankiewicz is a philosopher, author, and promoter of reformed Stoicism. He’s the author of Does Happiness Write Blank Pages?, On Happiness and Artistic Creativity, Manual of Reformed Stoicism and other books. He writes in English and Polish, he is a member of the Modern Stoicism team. […]
Lawrence Lessig | The State of the United States Political System
Lawrence Lessig | The State of the United States Political System ABOUT OUR GUEST Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School, prior to which he founded the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, and taught at the University of Chicago. Founder of Equal […]
Prof. Glenn Wehus | Stoic Theology & Biblical Parallels
Prof. Glenn Wehus | Stoic Theology & Biblical Parallels ABOUT OUR GUEST Glenn Wehus is an Associate Professor at the Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society. His interests are related to the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean world. He also study’s the Greek language, both as a language system in itself and as a tool for […]
Mid Year Review + 15 Lessons Learned so far in 2020
Mid Year Review + 15 Lessons Learned so far in 2020 15 Lessons Learned so far in 2020 1. I’ve learned that the goal of our study of philosophy is not to live in the way that they taught, but to think in the way that they thought. Anyone can follow a 10-step program, but […]
Matthew Stoller | Monopolies, Social Media & US Politics
Matthew Stoller | Monopolies, Social Media & US Politics ABOUT OUR GUEST Matt Stoller is the author of Goliath: The Hundred-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy. Previously, Stoller was a Senior Policy Advisor and Budget Analyst to the Senate Budget Committee. He also worked in the US House of Representatives on financial services policy, […]
Dr. Joseph Dodson | Parallels Between Stoicism and Christianity
Dr. Joseph Dodson | Parallels Between Stoicism and Christianity ABOUT OUR GUEST Dr. Dodson received his PhD in New Testament from the University of Aberdeen. He has written a number of articles for journals such as Novum Testamentum, Catholic Biblical Quarterly and the Journal for Jewish Studies. His most recent books include A Little Book for New Bible Scholars with E. […]
Fiona Simpson | Saving the Mooloolaba Spit & Encouraging Community Involvement
Fiona Simpson | Saving the Mooloolaba Spit & Encouraging Community Involvement About Our Guest Fiona Stuart Simpson is an Australian politician serving as Liberal National Party (LNP) member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, representing Maroochydore. Simpson served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2012 to 2015 and further served as the Deputy […]
Prof. Joseph Siracusa | The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons
Prof. Joseph Siracusa | The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons About Our Guest Professor Joseph Siracusa is the Professor of Human Security and International Diplomacy at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne. He’s also the President Emeritus of Australia’s Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Born and raised in Chicago and […]