We are pleased to welcome Darren Harper into a new residency at Dilston Physic Garden in 2021, as Philosopher in Residence.
Darren is an adult educator focused on philosophy, literature and creative writing. He has a 1st class honours degree in English & Creative Writing as well as a PGCE (Lifelong Learning). Darren’s work takes him around the UK teaching on residential courses in all three subjects and he has begun to offer a range of online courses at darrenharper.net. He is also writing his first philosophy book, Encounters and Reflections: An Introduction to Philosophy, which he plans to release later this year.
During the course of his residency we are delighted Darren is giving a series of courses (below) open to all, starting with a taster session on the 24th July 2021 Stoicism and the Art of Living- Taster – to join this event or any in the series below email darrenharper.esq@gmail.com.
2021
Saturday 24th July – Stoicism and the Art of Living: Taster
Saturday 21st August – Stoicism and the Art of Living: Good, Bad and Indifferent
Saturday 11th September – Stoicism and the Art of Living: What Is In Our Power
2022
Saturday 19th March – Stoicism and the Art of Living: ‘Live Simply’ and ‘Live According to Nature’
Saturday 16th April – Stoicism and the Art of Living: Universal Nature, God and Fate
Saturday 30th April – Stoicism and the Art of Living: Living in Society
Saturday 4th June – Stoicism and the Art of Living: Impermanence, Loss and Death