Academic, Stoic, and Hedonistic

The Philosophers went to Memorial Park to learn about the Academy of Plato and the Stoa of Zeno.
To learn about the Academy we spent some time eating a snack under a tree, then hanging out at the waterlily pond.  It was in the Sacred Wood of Athena that Plato held his classes.  The philosophers said they loved the peacefulness of the pond area, and thought about nature, how one fits into the cosmos, or just cleared their minds.

Then the philosophers walked over to Maplewood village and walked up and down the street, enjoying the shops and the people, which was like the Greek Stoa, where the Stoics did philosophy. They thought about commerce, and ethics, and social issues.  We discussed how environment affects what we think about.

Then we ate lunch at Roman Gourmet pizza, but ate too much.  We had slipped into Hedonism!  When we got home we just collapsed.  Philosophy can be hard work!