We live in a babble of information that overwhelms us, yet in many ways ignorance predominates. Despite our relative prosperity, unhappiness predominates.
Stoic philosophy, which emerged in ancient Greek and Rome, has played a significant role in the search for wisdom and happiness. This still remains the case in the modern world, and in particular since the 1970s when it became popular again, given its relevant to modern problems.
The aim of this introductory talk is to explain the fundamental of stoic philosophy to the layperson. Hopefully the talk will facilitate the path for those interested, or curious, in pursuing stoicism in the search for greater happiness and fulfillment of life.
Here is the programme of walks and gallery visits for June.
There are some spaces still for some sessions: David Lloyd's NPG visit 9th June Freda Dahl-Nielson Georgian heroine 25th June Richard Pusey's Whitehall walk 29th June Elena Paolini Guildhall Art Gallery 30th June
All events are £10, no refunds. The sessions from June will launch on Thursday 21st May 2026
The next full programme of walks for July can be found here and on the events page of the website. The sessions for July will launch on Sun 28th June '26 from 10.00
As members of Newham U3A you can access all the free events, workshops and talks covering a host of different subjects offered by the National U3A trust.
You can get monthly updates by joining their mailing list. Look at the national U3A website: search for u3a - Online Learning Events
