Stewart Slater, Author at Areo

So, it turns out that Santa Claus is gay. Or at least he is according to Norway’s postal service, Posten, which recently released a Christmas advertisement showing him enjoying some…

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Stoicism for the Faculty Lounge: Nancy Sherman’s “Stoic Wisdom”

12/11/2021
Stewart Slater

As Nancy Sherman writes near the beginning of her new book, Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience, we are having a Stoic “moment.” Sales of the Penguin Classics edition…

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5 min

Philosophy

Ancient Philosophers, Alpacas and the Moral Status of Animals

23/09/2021
Stewart Slater

Britain may, famously, be a nation of animal lovers, but even so, things seem to be getting out of hand. This summer, national attention was captured by the government’s ultimately…

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Stewart Slater

Santa, Superman and Notre Dame: On the Reinvention of Culture

Stoicism for the Faculty Lounge: Nancy Sherman’s “Stoic Wisdom”

Ancient Philosophers, Alpacas and the Moral Status of Animals

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