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SUMMARY: “Mad\, Bad\, or Sad? Exploring mental illness and immorality in the ancient world and today
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LOCATION:Arts West 556\, Melbourne\, Australia
DESCRIPTION:<p>Why do ancient ideas\, doctrines\, and ways of living one&rsquo\;s life re-emerge at different times in history? What can explain the ongoing\, if intermittent\, relevance of ancient Greek and Roman ways of thought? This talk is going to be primarily a talk about Stoicism and neo-Stoic movements\, although along the way there will be reason to compare these traditions with Aristotelianism and neo-Aristotelianisms. What interests me is to enquire into the reasons why Stoicism as a way of living one&rsquo\;s life is revived in different periods of history\, including today. How to live one&rsquo\;s life was the primary question for ethics\, and thus ancient ethical writing &ndash\; especially amongst the Romans who provided guidebooks for achieving a successful\, human\, flourishing life. Neo-Stoic movements have emerged within particular contexts of human history motivated by a desire to achieve the aims of that philosophical school\, which is to attain happiness by leading a life driven by reason and by extirpating\, or freeing oneself from\, our passions and emotions. In contrast\, however\, Aristotle&rsquo\;s ethical writings were never\, as far as I know\, used as guidebooks for providing direction for individuals who were seeking psychological help to improve their lives. There certainly have been neo-Aristotelian movements throughout history\, including today\, but these efforts to turn to Aristotle&rsquo\;s philosophy over again were motivated for very different reasons. What\, if anything accounts for this difference between Stoic and Aristotelian ethics and their popularity in different eras and contexts?</p>
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