Stoicism and Serenity: Living Simply and According to Nature

Stoicism and Serenity: Living Simply and According to Nature

A series of day-courses in which we will explore the theory and practice of Stoicism, with a view to cultivating serenity in everyday life.

By Darren Harper

Date and time

Saturday, July 5 · 10am - 4pm GMT+1

Location

Hallbankgate Hub

Hallbankgate Hub Hallbankgate CA8 2NJ United Kingdom

Refund Policy

No Refunds

About this event

In this day-course we will learn about the Cynics; a rival school to the Stoics, and consider some important distinctions between the Cynic and the Stoic ways of life. Using a mix of readings, group discussion and guided meditation, we will then explore what the Stoics mean by ‘simple living’, as well as how we can use the gift of reason to ‘live according to nature’.

Organized by

Darren Harper

Darren holds a BA (Hons) English & Creative Writing (1st class), a PGCE in Lifelong Learning, and has been an adult education teacher for 10 years. He teaches courses in Philosophy, Literature and Creative Writing at residential colleges across the UK, including Dillington House (Somerset), Higham Hall (Cumbria), Knuston Hall (Northamptonshire) and Marlborough College (Wiltshire), as well study days at various independent libraries including the Birmingham & Midland Institute, the Morrab Library `(Penzance, Cornwall), the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Instituion and the Guidford Institute. You can find out more at darrenharper.net, which includes details of on-line courses as well. Darren has almost completed his first book, Encounters and Reflections: An Introduction to Philosophy, which will be published in 2022.

£48