The pressure of modernity weighs on all of us. Many people now spend their time working, shopping, and eating alone as atomized consumers with no ethos or creed. Anger and bitter divisiveness permeate our civic discourse. Civic associations are losing a record number of members, tearing apart the fabric of our communities. Our society seems to have become paralyzed in the face of its new challenges.

Who claims to have the answers? All of the wrong people. Traditional religions want to discuss events from thousands of years ago as they ignore the pressing issues of our time. Political leaders espouse the most inflammatory rhetoric to incite rage. New social quasi-religions based on one’s race, gender, or sexual orientation aim to divide our society by focusing on immutable characteristics as a basis for membership instead of one’s character.

We aim higher. Joining Philadelphia Stoa is a chance to meet likeminded practitioners of reason who aim to solve problems facing our world through applied virtue. We seek rational, open-minded people who have a bias to action in making the world a better place, especially those who feel underrepresented in the current state of affairs. Where is your tribe? Seek no further. You’ve come to the right place.

When you join Philadelphia Stoa, you will take part in establishing the renaissance of one of the oldest philosophies in the world. We’re picking up where our forebears left off, and we’ve got a lot of work to do. 

If this sounds exciting to you, we invite you to get in touch with us about membership.