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100 1 $aPigliucci, Massimo,$d1964-$eauthor.
245 10$aHow to be a stoic :$busing ancient philosophy to live a modern life /$cMassimo Pigliucci.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bBasic Books/Hatchette Book Group,$c2018.
300 $ax, 277 p. :$bill. ;$c21 cm.
500 $aOriginally published in hardcover and eBook by Basic Books in May 2017. First trade paperback edition: May 2018 -- Title page verso.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 243-262) and index.
505 00$tThe unstraightforward path --$tA road map for the journey --$gPart I.$tThe discipline of desire: what it is proper to want or not to want --$tSome things are in our power, others are not --$tLiving according to nature --$tPlaying ball with Socrates --$tGod or atoms? --$gPart II.$tThe discipline of action: how to behave in the world --$tIt's all about character (and virtue) --$tA very crucial world --$tThe role of role models --$tDisability and mental illness --$gPart III.$tThe discipline of assent : how to react to situations --$tOn death and suicide --$tHow to deal with anger, anxiety, and loneliness --$tLove and friendship --$tPractical spiritual exercises --$gAppendix:$tThe Hellenistic schools of practical philosophy.
520 $aAn engaging guide to how Stoicism--the ancient philosophy of Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius--can provide lessons for living in the modern world. Whenever we worry about what to eat, how to love, or simply how to be happy, we are worrying about how to lead a good life. No goal is more elusive. In How to Be a Stoic, philosopher Massimo Pigliucci offers Stoicism, the ancient philosophy that inspired the great emperor Marcus Aurelius, as the best way to attain it. Stoicismis a pragmatic philosophy that teaches us to act depending on what is within our control and separate things worth getting upset about from those that are not. By understanding Stoicism, we can learn to answer crucial questions: Should we get married or divorced? How should we bank in a world nearly destroyed by a financial crisis? How can we survive great personal tragedy? Whoever you are, Stoicism has something for you- and How to Be a Stoic is your essential guide.
650 0$aStoics.
650 0$aStoics$xHistory and criticism.
650 0$aPhilosophy, Ancient.
650 0$aEthics$xHistory and criticism.