# Event Details - **Event Name**: Philosophy as a way of life - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 17 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm – Mon, 17 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Philosophy as a spiritual discipline- Virtue as the philosophic life – open session with an introduction from Professor Michael GriffinAbout this EventThe Greek word arete is usually translated as ‘virtue’, but can also be rendered as ‘excellence’: it is a subject which continually arises in Platonic dialogues and texts. What is arete, and why does is play such a prominent role in Platonic philosophy? Is it an essence, a power or an activity? Is there one thing or a plurality; and if many, what is the common feature that allows them to called by one name? We will use this session to explore arete and the soul’s relation to it as it passed from the most outward to the most inward states of activity and consciousness.We will be joined by Professor Michael Griffin, who works on arete in neo-platonism. Please download the extracts from our website www.prometheustrust.co.ukAdmission is free, but we do encourage those who are able to donate £5 in order to cover our costs, either as cash on the day or donating through our website.Most of these evenings are self-contained and every effort is made to make them accessible to the newcomer, while allowing the great profundity of the Platonic tradition to step forward and speak to us at whatever level our present understanding sits. Some of these sessions are coupled together, in order to give us the space to examine more fully particular texts and themes, but even here we will ensure that if those attending have missed the first of the two sessions a recap of what has gone before will help all participants to pick up the main threads of the theme.The Trust has run similar activities for some 18 years, and in our experience they allow the most profound questions concerning human life, the nature of reality, and our interactions, to be explored at once both seriously and with good cheer. Our aim is to provide a forum for honest and straight-forward enquiry, but which is unafraid to explore inward-moving paths too often neglected by modern schools of thought. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/philosophy-as-a-way-of-life/100001971131169389 - **Event Categories**: business, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Cecil Sharp House - **lat**: 51.5381546 - **long**: -0.14930649999996604 - **full address**: Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Philosophy as a way of life - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/db0285038b15fa3cb20c2d8ad7ad13804974ad183eba5eea588254e1b08a199b-rimg-w800-h1600-dcc5b9a9-gmir.jpg?v=1763386218 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Philosophy as a way of life being held? - **A:** Philosophy as a way of life takes place on Mon, 17 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm to Mon, 17 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 pm at Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Philosophy as a way of life? - **A:** Philosophy as a way of life is organized by Prometheus Trust. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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