Who are We?
Areté House is a digital publishing company and educational institution offering those things essential to a flourishing intellectual, contemplative, social and ethical life.
Areté House offers original, high quality, digital media content in the areas of philosophy, social theory, meditation and the yogic arts. Areté House is also an educational institution, offering academic quality online courses, webinars and personal one-on-one tuition in philosophy, contemplative practice and the yogic arts.
Areté House was founded by Dr Toby Mendelson and Dr Ruth Fitzpatrick, two scholars and meditation practitioners with backgrounds in philosophy, meditation, Buddhism, education and the social sciences
Our Vision
We believe that to succeed and flourish in life, two things are necessary: understanding the best ideas and mastering the most effective practices. Areté House covers both of these streams. On the level of ideas: academic quality podcasts, webinars and online courses in philosophy and theory. And on the level of practice: personal and group training in the yogic arts.