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Stoics, Skeptics, and Epicureans

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May 10, 2020

See it HERE. Study it. It is now in effect.

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Assignment for Thursday, March 12, 2020

March 10, 2020

Read up to the end of section #30. You'll start to see some more dimension to the idea now, and even some more specific talk about "how to live." Read this carefully enough to do some in-class writing.

Assignment for Tuesday, February 18, 2020

February 16, 2020

Read it again, HERE . At the end, Epicurus says that anyone who follows this advice will "live like a god." Really study these pages this time, and be ready to write about what a life like this looks like. And what's "godlike" about it.

Cool Book Group You Should Join

January 31, 2020

A young woman returns to her village after a mysterious absence, and she is unable to speak. How will she return to "normal" life, and how will she reclaim her voice? All the Truth That's in Me is a young-adult/cross-over novel by Julie Berry published in 2013. Although it is set in a fictional time and place reminiscent of Puritan New England, the novel also functions as an adaptation of the Classical myth of Io. The Hendrix-Murphy Foundation will sponsor a discussion group focused on this novel, and you are invited to participate! When? Monday, March 2nd, 4:15-5:15 p.m. Where? Murphy House Seminar Room How? Free copies of the book will be provided for participants to read in advance, but spots are limited and must be reserved. If you'd like to participate, email Dr. Resinski at resinski@hendrix.edu . Because spots are limited, before responding...