Stoicon 2025: Engaged Citizenship

Event details + recommended reading

I am very pleased to share that Stoicon 2025 will be taking place online on Saturday, October 18, at 10 am EDT (3 pm BST). This year’s theme is engaged citizenship, and we have a wonderful lineup of talks and panels on these important issues:

• What did the ancient Stoics understand by engaged citizenship?

• How can we apply Stoicism to be good citizens in the 21st century?

• How can Stoicism help us engage wisely with our fellow citizens in the civic sphere, and what are the best ways of engaging with others?

Please join us to hear from Stoic scholars and expert practitioners from all over the world! Some of our speakers include:

• What Can the Stoics Teach Us About Citizenship? – Mick Mulroy

• Seneca and Nero: The Ultimate Test – James Romm

• A Conversation with Brigid Delaney, hosted by Phil Yanov

• What Would a Stoic Say? Civil Discourse in an Age of Outrage – Diane Kalen-Sukra

• The Stoic Tradition of Engaged Citizenship – Lisa Hill

• Panel: Reason in Society, hosted by Brittany Polat and featuring William O. Stephens, Kelli Rudolph, Aldo Dinucci, and Jacob Klein

• Panel: Stoic Civic Engagement in Action, hosted by Gregory B. Sadler and featuring Meredith Alexander Kunz, Allie Nava, Leonidas Konstantakos, and Ross Paton

You can see the full schedule, learn more about the speakers, and get your tickets (by donation) on the Stoicon registration page. The event will be recorded, so if you can’t make it on that day you can view the videos later.

Recommended Reading

And once you have your tickets, you might want to start preparing for the event by reading a few books by our esteemed speakers. Here is a selection of books to whet your appetite:

• Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero (James Romm)

• Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic Masterpiece (James Romm)

• Reasons Not to Worry: How to Be a Stoic in Chaotic Times (Brigid Delaney)

• Save Your City: How Toxic Culture Kills Community & What to Do About It (Diane Kalen-Sukra)

• Stoicism and the Western Political Tradition (Lisa Hill and Eden Blazejak)

• Stoic Ethics: Epictetus and Happiness as Freedom (William O. Stephens)

• Taste and the Ancient Senses (Kelli Rudolph)

• Beyond Stoicism: A Guide to the Good Life with Stoics, Skeptics, Epicureans, and Other Ancient Philosophers (Massimo Pigliucci, Gregory Lopez, Meredith Alexander Kunz)

• Being Better: Stoicism for a World Worth Living In (Kai Whiting and Leonidas Konstantakos)

• July and Everything After (Allie Nava)

I’m looking forward to seeing you at Stoicon in October. Remember to register for your tickets soon. Happy reading!

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