How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life
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- May 9, 2017
- #Stoicism
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...
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Number of Pages: 288
ISBN: 0465097952
ISBN-13: 9780465097951
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Phil Treagus-Evans @philtreagus
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Feb 4, 2018
- Curated in THE BEST MODERN PHILOSOPHY BOOKS
My friend Massimo Pigliucci has written a fun-but-also-serious comprehensive book that updates Stoicism. Admittedly, I was skeptical of Stoicism, but this book (along with Nussbaum’s) has changed some of my views because it shows that the philosophy is not all about resignation, indifference, and having a stiff upper lip. Through the lens of the Stoic virtues – practical wisdom, courage, temperance, and justice – Pigliucci highlights how it can be applied as a force for good: not only helping people through difficult times, but also on a grander scale through social activism and criminal justice reform.