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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Pigliucci, Massimo, 1964-     Subjects     Stoics.     Conduct of life.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Pigliucci, Massimo, 1964-       by title:      How to be a stoic : ...       by call number:      188 P631h     Search the Web     Pigliucci, Massimo, 1964-     Stoics.     Conduct of life.       MARC Display

How to be a stoic : using ancient philosophy to live a modern life / Massimo Pigliucci. by Pigliucci, Massimo, 1964- Basic Books, 2017. Call #: 188 P631h Subjects Stoics.   Conduct of life. ISBN:  9780465097951 (hc.) Alternate title:  Stoic : using ancient philosophy to live a modern life Description:  x, 277 pages ; 22 cm Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-262) and index. Contents:  The unstraightforward path -- A road map for the journey -- The discipline of desire: what it is proper to want or not to want -- Some things are in our power, others are not -- Living according to nature -- Playing ball with Socrates -- God or atoms? -- The discipline of action: how to behave in the world -- It's all about character (and virtue) -- A very crucial world -- The role of role models -- Disability and mental illness -- The discipline of assent: how to react to situations -- On death and suicide -- How to deal with anger, anxiety, and loneliness -- Love and friendship -- Practical spiritual exercises -- Appendix: The Hellenistic schools of practical philosophy. Summary:  An engaging guide to how Stoicism - the ancient philosophy of Epictetus and emperor 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. Philosopher Massimo Pigliucci offers Stoicism 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 this is your essential guide. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Bedford Public Library Adult Nonfiction 188 P631h Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 188 P631h Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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