Events
Mental Health and Cognitive Therapy: The Ancient Stoics and Augustine
A lecture by Prof. Sarah Byers (Boston College)
When:
November 7, 2024 | 5:00 PM EST
Chapter:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Location:
Student Union Room 3209
This lecture is free and open to the public. No pre-registration is required.
About the speaker:
Sarah Byers is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Boston College. Her interests include St. Augustine, Hellenistic philosophy, and the history of ancient and medieval ethics and metaphysics. She is responsible for many publications, including Perception, Sensibility, and Moral Motivation in Augustine: A Stoic-Platonic Synthesis, a book that argues that Augustine assimilated the Stoic theory of perception into his philosophy.
This event is made possible through the support of Grant 63391 from the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed in this event are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.