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

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Good insight into classical philosophy without too much simplification while avoiding entanglements in obtuse issues. Do yourself the courtesy of reading this insightful and engaging book. My sincere thanks and gratitude to the author for writing it.

William irvine lays out the foundation of the stoic philosophy in his 2009 book a guide to the good the ancient art of stoic joy. This is a great introduction to stoicism for those who may have had little exposure to the ideas and writings of many of ... Read More

How to be a stoic is a great introduction to the philosophy and practice of stoicism. Stoicism is not the stodgy, stiff upper lip, coldly rational spock-like demeanor that many today believe.

Cons

Appears to be limited introduction to stoicism (mainly referencing epictetus) and partially pointless reminiscence of travel plans.

The author also inserts his political opinions (which seem to be leftist and anti-capitalist) at several points. Not well written imho.

It is folly to pretend that animals only do bad, angry, thoughtless things. Animals are altruistic. We are the only species that commits genocide.

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Easy to get into excellently written lots of points of views great quotes well done

Makes clear logical steps on practices you could take that will guaranteed improve your quality of life

However it does not affect the overall content quality it is still an excellent theoretical overview so i did not deduct any stars for it

It’s a history of stoicism synthesized in a way for immediate practical and daily use

Price

Also includes courage justice and temperance at no additional cost you

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Pros excellent theoretical overview of stoicism better than bill irvines in my opinion

The conceptsfor example the preferred indifferentare tremendously helpful as are the practices

For example many people turn to stoic advice nowadays in the hope to attain some tranquility and several authors and publishers... Read More

I am very familiar with epictetus so the other just arranged things to help you deal with life better

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This product had a total of 1,325 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 26 2024.