How We Shape Our Character: Epictetus On Reason, Reasons, and Prohairesis

Note that the time of the event given here (17:00) is UTC (London) time. In Central European Time (CET), the event begins at 18:00. In Milwaukee (UTC-5), the event begins at 12:00.

“Reasons, causes, and moral agents” is an invited speaker series to be held at various dates in 2022 and 2023. The  guiding purpose of the series is, in short, to consider different approaches to the titular themes over a broad timeframe. This theme can be restated as: kinds of reasons and causes that are involved in making possible or bringing about our choices and activities, most specifically in the area of morality, though not exclusively.

Professor Gregory Sadler of the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD) is a prime example of how philosophy can be brought to bear in a variety of domains and really make a difference beyond academia. Briefly, because there is really not enough space here to do justice to the manifold ways he does so, some of the ways in which Prof. Sadler brings philosophy to the broader public include: his hugely popular YouTube channel, where he gives lectures (and hosts live discussions) on philosophers, movements, and issues from ancient to contemporary times; his work as a philosophical practitioner, consultant, and leadership coach with his private organisation,“ReasonIO”; and his various philosophically-, historically-, and literature-focused community educational groups. In the academic domain, again briefly, Prof. Sadler has published widely across the history of Western Philosophy, has been a Visiting Scholar at the European Graduate School (2014), a Visiting Researcher at the Institute for Saint Anselm Studies (2015), and held a Faculty Fellowship  under Alasdair MacIntyre with Notre Dame University’s Erasmus Institute (2005). Since 2016, Prof. Sadler has been the editor of Stoicism Today and is a member of the Modern Stoicism organisation. We hope that you can join us to hear this exciting and interesting presentation on 

The talk will be held online over Zoom. Please contact us to register and to receive joining details for Zoom.

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