Come learn about the newly constituted field of Progress Studies from Jason Crawford of https://www.RootsofProgress.org “Progress itself is understudied. By “progress,” we mean the combination of economic, technological, scientific, cultural, and organizational advancement that has transformed our lives and raised standards of living over the past couple of centuries. For a number of reasons, thereContinue reading “Brand New Field of Progress Studies by Jason Crawford”
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How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler
“How to Read a Book” by Mortimer Adler is a classic that will boost the effectiveness of your reading multiple fold. Four presentations by Shrikant, Chase, Jon & Zach On how Ideas from this book have transformed our reading practices.
John Beebe’s Eight-Function Model of Personality by Richard Owen panelist John Beebe | Carl Jung
John Beebe’s Eight Function model combines two sets of deep insights of Carl Jung: Psychological Functions and Jung’s ideas of Archetypes giving a much deeper and richer understanding of the dynamics of personality than a traditional Myers Briggs model. Don’t miss this special event with a detailed presentation of the model by Richard Owen designedContinue reading “John Beebe’s Eight-Function Model of Personality by Richard Owen panelist John Beebe | Carl Jung”
John Beebe & others on Archetypes | Carl Jung
Jungian archetypes are defined as universal, archaic symbols and images that derive from the collective unconscious, as proposed by Carl Jung. They are the psychic counterpart of instinct. That is to say they are a kind of innate unspecific knowledge, derived from the sum total of human history, which prefigures and directs conscious behavior. AContinue reading “John Beebe & others on Archetypes | Carl Jung”
Mindfulness: Stoic vs Buddhist with Greg Lopez | Stoic Saturdays
Background Reading recommended: Greg’s Essay on the topic: https://modernstoicism.com/sati-proso… Massimo Pigliucci’s take on his essay and the topic: https://medium.com/swlh/prosochē-or-n… Greg Lopez is the founder of the NYC Stoics, co-founder of The Stoic Fellowship, and on the team for Modern Stoicism. In addition, he co-organized Stoicon ’16, the first Stoicon held outside of London. He hasContinue reading “Mindfulness: Stoic vs Buddhist with Greg Lopez | Stoic Saturdays”
Of Practice by Montaigne | Great Essays
While out riding one afternoon, Renaissance philosopher, Michel de Montaigne was thrown from his horse and left in critical condition. To his friends watching, the account appeared agonizingly painful, however for Montaigne the experience was quite different. Lucky for us (and for him) he lived to tell the tale! In this classic essay we willContinue reading “Of Practice by Montaigne | Great Essays”
Aesop’s Quack Frog & Living by Example | Self Improvement
Jon Lindinger talks about Living by Example in reference to Quack Frog of Aesop Fables and other books.