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URL:https://prometheustrust.co.uk/events/simplicius-and-the-living-of-the-
 life-of-the-sage-open-session-in-london/
SUMMARY:Simplicius and the living of the life of the sage- open session in 
 London
DESCRIPTION:Simplicius\, one of the very last of the pagan Platonic philoso
 phers\, wrote a major commentary on the Handbook of Epictetus – a fascin
 ating study of how a Platonist can build upon a Stoic guide to life\, givi
 ng the original Handbook a much deeper and spiritual reworking. Where the 
 stoic Epictetus is content to treat the human being as a more or less temp
 oral and material creature (albeit an intelligent one\, exercising a degre
 e of freewill\, and its material being the most refined possible – pneum
 a)\, Simplicius considers us as essentially immaterial\, our connection an
 d experience of the body being but a part of a wider\, deeper life.\n\nWe 
 will read several extracts of this remarkable work\, and we may like to co
 nsider whether the difference in psychology between the two authors has an
 y practical implications. Given that Stoicism (or at least a modern revisi
 on of it) is gaining a following at present\, such a question may be worth
 while.\n\nThese evenings include short talks and/or readings from Platonic
  writings – but we hope they will be genuinely interactive\, with all pa
 rticipants invited to contribute to our collaborative search for truth. No
  previous experience of formal philosophy is required.\n\nAdmission is fre
 e\, but we do encourage those who are able to donate £5 in order to cover
  our costs\, either as cash on the day or donating through this website\n\
 nMost of these evenings are self-contained and every effort is made to mak
 e them accessible to the newcomer\, while allowing the great profundity of
  the Platonic tradition to step forward and speak to us at whatever level 
 our present understanding sits. Some of these sessions are coupled togeth
 er\, in order to give us the space to examine more fully particular texts 
 and themes\, but even here we will ensure that if those attending have mis
 sed the first of the two sessions a recap of what has gone before will he
 lp all participants to pick up the main threads of the theme.\n\nWe will b
 e drawing from this paper: Simplicius on Epictetus\n\nThe Trust has run si
 milar activities for some 18 years\, and in our experience they allow the 
 most profound questions concerning human life\, the nature of reality\, an
 d our interactions\, to be explored at once both seriously and with good c
 heer. Our aim is to provide a forum for honest and straight-forward enqui
 ry\, but which is unafraid to explore inward-moving paths too often neglec
 ted by modern schools of thought.\n\nClick on the London tag under Event t
 ype to be taken to all upcoming activities in London.
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