Gregory Sadler, Ph.D. will be giving three talks at Rockford University on October 31. He is the editor of Stoicism Today. Two talks will be on Stoic philosophy in general, and one, for my Business and Economic Ethics students, will be as follows: Title: “Stoicism, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship” Content: Interest in modern Stoicism has increased […]
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[Stoic Week 2015 is from November 2 to 8. In honor of that, here is a revisiting of an earlier post.] I occasionally teach Epictetus (55-135 CE) or Marcus Aurelius (121-180 CE) in my courses. So to prepare for Stoic Week, here are some sample quotations: Epictetus on philosophy: “If you have an earnest desire
“In Athens haircuts and hairstyles had social and political implications. Aristocratic horsemen still wore long braids and gold hairpins. The common man (and the politicians who spoke for him) preferred a short cut, though not quite a crew cut. The customer sat on a low stool, his body draped in a sheet to catch the shorn locks. The barber then cropped and curled the hair, anointed the head with scented oil, and trimmed the beard to a neat point. (At Athens any man with a long unkempt bead ran the risk of being mistaken for a philosopher).”
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