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EBOOK Guide to the Good Life:The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199792627
EAN: 00EC0E3AEB
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Stron: 336
Data wydania: 2008
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One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and        striving, we will discover at the end that we have wasted our life. In A Guide to        the Good Life, William B. Irvine plumbs the wisdom of Stoic philosophy, one of the        most popular and successful schools of thought in ancient Rome, and shows how its        insight and advice are still remarkably applicable to modern lives.In A Guide to the        Good Life, Irvine offers a refreshing presentation of Stoicism, showing how this        ancient philosophy can still direct us toward a better life. Using the psychological        insights and the practical techniques of the Stoics, Irvine offers a roadmap for        anyone seeking to avoid the feelings of chronic dissatisfaction that plague so many        of us. Irvine looks at various Stoic techniques for attaining tranquility and shows        how to put these techniques to work in our own life. As he does so, he describes his        own experiences practicing Stoicism and offers valuable first-hand advice for anyone        wishing to live better by following in the footsteps of these ancient philosophers.          Readers learn how to minimize worry, how to let go of the past and focus our efforts        on the things we can control, and how to deal with insults, grief, old age, and the        distracting temptations of fame and fortune. We learn from Marcus Aurelius the        importance of prizing only things of true value, and from Epictetus we learn how to        be more content with what we have.Finally, A Guide to the Good Life shows readers        how to become thoughtful observers of their own life. If we watch ourselves as we go        about our daily business and later reflect on what we saw, we can better identify        the sources of distress and eventually avoid that pain in our life. By doing this,        the Stoics thought, we can hope to attain a truly joyful life.

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