The Practicing Stoic: A Philosophical User's Manual

✍ Scribed by Farnsworth, Ward

Publisher: David R. Godine
Year: 2018
Tongue: English
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Judgment -- Externals -- Perspective -- Death -- Desire -- Wealth and pleasure -- What others think -- Valuation -- Emotion -- Adversity -- Virtue -- Learning -- Stoicism and its critics.;"The great insights of the Stoics are spread over a wide range of ancient sources. This book brings them all together for the first time. It systematically presents what the various Stoic philosophers said on every important topic, accompanied by an eloquent commentary that is clear and concise. The result is a set of philosophy lessons for everyone - the most valuable wisdom of ages past made available for our times, and for all time."--Provided by publisher.

✦ Table of Contents

Judgment --
Externals --
Perspective --
Death --
Desire --
Wealth and pleasure --
What others think --
Valuation --
Emotion --
Adversity --
Virtue --
Learning --
Stoicism and its critics.

✦ Subjects

Ethics;Philosophy, Ancient;Stoics;Stoics--History and criticism;;Criticism, interpretation, etc;Stoics -- History and criticism

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