UNC undergraduates and graduate students of all backgrounds are invited to join us for a two-part reading group on Seneca’s Medea. This is an opportunity to read and discuss the story of a tragic figure that has influenced and intrigued many across generations, and to consider some of the foundational questions the play raises: human fragility, the role of emotions in our moral lives, woman empowerment and subjugation in the ancient world, the relationship between anger, love, and revenge–and so…

How should we cope with life’s vicissitudes? Do forces outside of our control impinge upon our ability to live meaningful and good lives? Are love and reason fundamentally at odds with each other? Ancient tragedy invites us to learn about ourselves and the world through suffering, and enables us to appreciate the fragility of human goodness. And tragedy written by a Stoic casts these existential issues in a new light. The Department of Philosophy and the Department of Classics at…