MEETINGS

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“Get-Togethers” are monthly in-person gatherings centered around community
Reading Groups (RG) hold weekly or monthly meetings on Discord or in person
- Becker RG [reading Lawrence Becker’s A New Stoicism (Rev. Ed.)]: twice/month on Discord
- Marcus RG (currently reading Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations): weekly on Discord
- After Virtue RG (reading Alasdair MacIntyre’s After Virtue): monthly in-person
- Epictetus RG: on hiatus
- Seneca RG: on hiatus
Practice Group meetings: weekly on Discord, immediately preceding Marcus RG
Special Events: periodic (announced on Discord and our Newsletter)

WHEN: These take place every third Saturday at 9am (until 11am)
WHERE: These meetings are in-person. Their locations are disclosed through Discord, Meetup, and in our monthly newsletter
WHAT ABOUT: These are often topic-centered meetings. Ultimately, the goal is community-building and growth through casual dialectic (an open-minded exchange of questions and responses). The reading is very light – often relegated to a handout or passage read together in the meeting itself

No preparation required; we will read together during the meeting itself.

WHEN: These take place every first Wednesday at 5pm (until 7pm)
WHERE: These meetings are in-person. Their locations are disclosed through Discord, Meetup, and in our monthly newsletter
WHAT ABOUT: The group is studying Alasdair MacIntyre’s After Virtue (1981). A PDF of the month’s reading can be provided to attendees upon request.

WHEN: These take place every Sunday at 6pm (until 7pm)
WHERE: Discord
WHAT ABOUT: The group is studying a translation of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations translated by Robin Waterfield (2022). A PDF of the reading can be provided to attendees before they commit to a purchasing a copy themselves.

No preparation required; we will read together during the meeting itself.

WHEN: These take place every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 7pm (until 8pm)
WHERE: Discord
WHAT ABOUT: The group is currently going through Lawrence Becker’s A New Stoicism (Revised Edition) (2017) (https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691177212/a-new-stoicism ). Our goal will be to understand what Becker is saying, critique it, explore its implications, and apply it to our lives. A PDF of the meeting’s reading can be provided to attendees upon request.