My brother and I decided to read Stoic texts together after our dad died, thinking it would help us process grief through philosophical wisdom, but he's treating it like a self-help program for emotional control while I'm drawn to deeper questions about mortality, and our conversations keep missing each other completely.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people seeking wisdom through shared reading discover their fundamental orientations toward philosophical inquiry are incompatible.
“Where Are You with The examined student — Periagoge as learning philosophy?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.