How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life

By: Massimo Pigliucci

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Synopsis: In the tradition of How to Live and How Proust Can Change Your Life, a philosopher asks how ancient Stoicism can help us flourish today Whenever we worry about what to eat, how to love, or simply how to be happy, we are worrying about how to lead a good life. No goal is more elusive. In How to Be a Stoic, philosopher Massimo Pigliucci offers Stoicism, the ancient philosophy that inspired the great emperor Marcus Aurelius, as the best way to attain it. Stoicism is a pragmatic philosophy that focuses our attention on what is possible and gives us perspective on what is unimportant. By understanding Stoicism, we can learn to answer crucial questions: Should we get married or divorced? How should we handle our money in a world nearly destroyed by a financial crisis? How can we survive great personal tragedy? Whoever we are, Stoicism has something for us--and How to Be a Stoic is the essential guide.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780465097968
Related ISBNs:: 9780465097968, 9780465097951
Publisher:: Basic Books
Date of Addition:: 05/26/20
Copyrighted By:: Massimo Pigliucci
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Science, Self-Help, Religion and Spirituality, Psychology, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Communication, Philosophy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.