Marcus Aurelius, Henryk Elzenberg, and Zbigniew Herbert: An Encounter
Marcus Aurelius, Henryk Elzenberg, and Zbigniew Herbert: An Encounter

Summary/Abstract: In April 2009 two European educational institutions, College of Europe (Brugge/Natolin) and Collegium Artes Liberales (University of Warsaw), celebrated the birthday of Marcus Aurelius, a key author to those seriously engaged in the study of humanities and social sciences. Both institutions focus on educating society’s leaders. During the conference held in the Natolin- Warsaw campus of the College of Europe, many significant things were said about the political ideas of Marcus Aurelius, his attitude toward religion, and his relations with Christianity, as well as about the idea of stoicism, so important for this thinker and politician.

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