STO · School

Stoicism read in the original and practised in the present, alongside the wider question every philosophy eventually asks: what is a person for, and what do they owe.

Fields of study

• The Stoic canonMarcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus, in full
• Stoic practicethe daily discipline, not the merchandise
• Ethicsvirtue, duty, consequence, and the arguments between them
• Ancient philosophy in contextEpicureanism, Cynicism, Platonism
• Modern Stoicismthe contemporary revival, read with its sources open

Reading for this school

• Stoicism & Philosophy in the LibraryOpen
• Recommended ReadingOpen
• PMA Stoic — daily practice applicationOpen

Courses

Courses are delivered through the university’s learning platform. Where a course for this school is not yet published, the reading above is the entry point and the course catalogue lists what is currently running.

Course catalogue University Library