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SUMMARY:Townsend Lecture III. The Resilience of the Wisdom of the Stoic Sa
 ge
LOCATION:Goldwin Smith Hall G22\, 232 East Ave\, Central Campus
DESCRIPTION:The Stoics famously maintain that the sage's wisdom is secure\
 , unwavering\, and impervious to rational refutation. But can even the sa
 ge's understanding survive the vicissitudes of human life? What happens t
 o wisdom during sleep\, illness\, drunkenness\, or mental disturbance? Th
 is lecture explores the Stoic conception of cognitive stability\, focusin
 g on the disagreement between Cleanthes and Chrysippus over whether virtu
 e and wisdom can ever be lost. I examine the distinction between possessi
 ng and exercising understanding\, and ask whether Stoic wisdom is genuine
 ly immune to erosion or instead possesses a distinctive capacity for resi
 lience. I argue that the Stoic position is deeply connected to and offers
  a revealing contrast with Plato's emphasis on the continuous maintenance
  and renewal of understanding.\n\nReception to follow.\n\nTownsend Lectur
 e I. The Dynamic Structure of Understanding in Plato\n\nTownsend Lecture 
 II. Meletē and the Good Life in the Phaedo\n\nhttp://next-to-u.app/events
 /68dc208b-e74f-475c-b70d-6a68b34218be
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