How to be a stoic : using ancient philosophy to live a modern life

How to be a stoic Using ancient philosophy to live a modern life

Massimo Pigliucci, 1964-

Book - 2017

An engaging guide to how Stoicism--the ancient philosophy of Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius--can provide lessons for living in the modern world. 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 teaches us to act depending on what is within our control and separate things worth getting upset about from those that are not. By understanding Stoicism, we can learn to answer crucial questions: Should we get married or divorced? How should we... bank in a world nearly destroyed by a financial crisis? How can we survive great personal tragedy? Whoever you are, Stoicism has something for you-and How to Be a Stoic is your essential guide.

Saved in:
Place a Hold Save to List Email this

2nd Floor Show me where

188/Pigliucci
0 / 1 copies available
Location Call Number   Status
2nd Floor 188/Pigliucci On Holdshelf
+1 Hold
Subjects
Stoics.
Published
New York : Basic Books [2017]
Language
English
Main Author
Massimo Pigliucci, 1964- (author)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
ix, 277 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-262) and index.
ISBN
9780465097951
  • Chapter 1. The Unstraightforward Path
  • Chapter 2. A Road Map for the Journey
  • Part I. The Discipline of Desire: What it is Proper to Want or Not to Want
  • Chapter 3. Some Things Are in Our Power, Others Arc Not
  • Chapter 4. Living According to Nature
  • Chapter 5. Playing Ball with Socrates
  • Chapter 6. God or Atoms?
  • Part II. The Discipline of Action: How to Behave in the World
  • Chapter 7. It's All About Character (and Virtue)
  • Chapter 8. A Very Crucial Word
  • Chapter 9. The Role of Role Models
  • Chapter 10. Disability and Mental Illness
  • Part III. The Discipline of Assent: How to React to Situations
  • Chapter 11. On Death and Suicide
  • Chapter 12. How to Deal with Anger, Anxiety, and Loneliness
  • Chapter 13. Love and Friendship
  • Chapter 14. Practical Spiritual Exercises
  • Appendix: The Hellenistic Schools of Practical Philosophy
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index

Similar Items