Location: Aviary Books 10 North 6th St
New Bedford, MA 02740
Join us on December 14th for a talk and book signing with Erik Kenyon author of Philosophy at the Gymnasium. The talk will begin at 7pm, with a discussion and book signing to follow.
In Philosophy at the Gymnasium, Erik Kenyon reveals the egalitarian spirit of the ancient gym, in which clothes—and with them, social markers—are shed at the door, leaving individuals to compete based on their physical and intellectual merits alone. The work opens with Socratic dialogues set in gyms that call for reform in character education. It explores Plato's moral and political philosophy through the lens of mental and civic health. And it holds up Olympic victors as Aristotle's model for the life of happiness through training.
Copies of the book will be available at the shop for 10% off.
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