Download or read book A Stoic Guide to the 21st Century written by Matthew Sherborne and published by Matthew J Sherborne. This book was released on with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you find yourself overthinking and constantly worrying about the things in your life? Do your emotions run rampant in your mind and spoil your mood throughout the day? Do you want to change this? If the answer is yes then this is the right book for you. 'A Stoic Guide to the 21st Century' is a comprehensive guide to the ancient philosophy of Stoicism and how the modern person can improve their lives using the thoughts and concepts put forward almost 2 thousand years ago. Philosophy books can often be complicated and hard to understand, this book is not like that at all. Once you have read the book you will understand what it means to be a Stoic and how to apply the principles of Stoicism to improve your health, relationships, psychology, finances, and overall wellbeing.
Download or read book A Stoic s Guide to the 21st Century written by Iris Rivera and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-08-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Stoic's Guide to the 21st Century: Living Virtuously in the Modern World" is a dazzling voyage that unites the time-honored wisdom of stoicism with the unique demands of contemporary life. In this Special Report, Iris Rivera, a celebrated writer and vibrant spirit who breathes life into ancient philosophies, offers an engaging exploration into stoicism. Making it accessible, riveting, and profoundly relevant, the text bridges the span between old and new worlds. Whether you are new to the world of these guiding philosophies or an expert, this transformative manual offers a wealth of insights. Its thoughtful rendition of stoic virtuosic truths, coupled with practical guides for their application in the modern era, presents an invaluable resource. What's included in this Special Report? A historical overview of stoicism and its core concepts, contextualized for the present. A fresh view on freedom, control, and dealing with distractions in the digital age, inspired by the teachings of Marcus Aurelius. A deep dive into stoic virtues such as temperance, courage, wisdom, and justice. Guides to cultivate mental resilience and apply stoic practices for stress management. An illuminating perspective on conscious living and stoic applications in social interactions. Immerse yourself in this captivating narrative and learn how to embrace life's every moment with equanimity. "A Stoic's Guide to the 21st Century: Living Virtuously in the Modern World" isn't just another philosophical manuscript; it's a striking beacon illuminating your path towards serene, fulfilled living. Invest in this life-altering guide and thrive!
Download or read book Your User s Manual written by Anderson Silver and published by ISBN Canada. This book was released on 2018-11-24 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the point? What is the purpose of life? Why must I suffer the stress, and anxiety that comes with it? Why does it all seem so hard and so unfair? If you have asked yourself any of these questions, then you have found the book you are looking for. There are answers to all of these questions and Anderson Silver has compiled teachings from Stoicism and other schools of thought in Your User's Manual. This refreshing collection not only gives the reader much sought after answers, but also provides the tools for finding purpose, and living an anxiety-free life in the modern world. Meant as a light read that the reader can come back to and meditate on periodically, Anderson has done a wonderful job of condensing fundamental teachings, making Your User's Manual a straightforward read in answering life's most pressing questions and recognizing what is truly important.
Download or read book A Field Guide to a Happy Life written by Massimo Pigliucci and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant philosopher reimagines Stoicism for our modern age in this thought-provoking guide to a better life. For more than two thousand years, Stoicism has offered a message of resilience in the face of hardship. Little wonder, then, that it is having such a revival in our own troubled times. But there is no denying how weird it can be: Is it really the case that we shouldn't care about our work, our loved ones, or our own lives? According to the old Stoics, yes. In A Field Guide to a Happy Life, philosopher Massimo Pigliucci offers a renewed Stoicism that reflects modern science and sensibilities. Pigliucci embraces the joyful bonds of affection, the satisfactions of a job well done, and the grief that attends loss. In his hands, Stoicism isn't about feats of indifference, but about enduring pain without being overwhelmed, while enjoying pleasures without losing our heads. In short, he makes Stoicism into a philosophy all of us -- whether committed Stoics or simply seekers -- can use to live better.
Download or read book On Desire written by William Braxton Irvine and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irvine looks at what modern science can tell about desire--what happens in the brain when one desires something and how animals evolved particular desires. He suggests that people who can convince themselves to want what they already have dramatically enhance their happiness.
Download or read book Lessons in Stoicism written by John Sellars and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2019-09-05 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can Stoicism inspire us to lead more enjoyable lives? In the past few years, Stoicism has been making a comeback. But what exactly did the Stoics believe? In Lessons in Stoicism, philosopher John Sellars weaves together the key ideas of the three great Roman Stoics -- Seneca, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius -- with snapshots of their fascinating lives, to show us how their ideas can help us today. In vivid prose, Sellars shows how the works of these three Stoics have inspired readers ever since, speaking as they do to some of the perennial issues that face anyone trying to navigate their way through life. Their works, fundamentally, are about how to live -- how to understand one's place in the world, how to cope when things don't go well, how to manage one's emotions and how to behave towards others. Consoling and inspiring, Lessons in Stoicism is a deeply thoughtful guide to the philosophy of a good life.
Download or read book Manual of Reformed Stoicism written by Piotr Stankiewicz and published by Vernon Press. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a manifesto of reformed Stoicism. It proposes a system of life which is bullet-proof, universal, viable and effective in every cosmic setting. It holds in every possible universe, under any government and within any economic system. We can be reformed Stoics no matter what we believe in. Reformed Stoicism is about enjoying and exercising our agency. In other words, it’s about the flow of making autonomous and right decisions, and about celebrating our ability to make them. With no reliance on nature, with the recalibration of metaphysical positions, with skepticism towards grand discourses and universal answers, with an emphasis on the usefulness instead of truthfulness of narratives, with no reference to the vanity argument, with criticism of both conservative and ascetic misinterpretations of Stoicism, with an overall softer and more empathic approach, we can no longer be defined by the generic term “Stoicism”. Our time, in short, calls for a fresh interpretation of Stoicism. It is time for a new generation of Stoics. Thus: reformed Stoicism.
Download or read book The Stoic Challenge A Philosopher s Guide to Becoming Tougher Calmer and More Resilient written by William B. Irvine and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical, refreshingly optimistic guide that uses centuries-old wisdom to help us better cope with the stresses of modern living. Some people bounce back in response to setbacks; others break. We often think that these responses are hardwired, but fortunately this is not the case. Stoicism offers us an alternative approach. Plumbing the wisdom of one of the most popular and successful schools of thought from ancient Rome, philosopher William B. Irvine teaches us to turn any challenge on its head. The Stoic Challenge, then, is the ultimate guide to improving your quality of life through tactics developed by ancient Stoics, from Marcus Aurelius and Seneca to Epictetus. This book uniquely combines ancient Stoic insights with techniques discovered by contemporary psychological research, such as anchoring and framing. The result is a surprisingly simple strategy for dealing with life’s unpleasant and unexpected challenges—from minor setbacks like being caught in a traffic jam or having a flight cancelled to major setbacks like those experienced by physicist Stephen Hawking, who slowly lost the ability to move, and writer Jean-Dominique Bauby, who suffered from locked-in syndrome. The Stoics discovered that thinking of challenges as tests of character can dramatically alter our emotional response to them. Irvine’s updated “Stoic test strategy” teaches us how to transform life’s stumbling blocks into opportunities for becoming calmer, tougher, and more resilient. Not only can we overcome everyday obstacles—we can benefit from them, too.
Download or read book How to Be a Stoic written by Massimo Pigliucci and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 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. Stoicism is a pragmatic philosophy that focuses our attention on what is possible and gives us perspective on what is unimportant. By understanding Stoicism, we can learn to answer crucial questions: Should we get married or divorced? How should we handle our money in a world nearly destroyed by a financial crisis? How can we survive great personal tragedy? Whoever we are, Stoicism has something for us--and How to Be a Stoic is the essential guide.
Download or read book Modern Stoicism written by Stephen Ryan and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-08 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern stoicism is an amazing, well-written, organized, entertaining, practical, informative, engaging, insightful, interesting and easy to read book on stoic philosophy. It gives you hope about getting through tough times, makes it easier to accept and move on with reality, helps to make the world a better place for your fellow human beings and provides examples so that you can act and do things on step at a time. In this Book, you will learn: ◆ What Is Modern Stoicism? ◆ How Did Stoicism Begin? ◆ The Rise of Modern Stoicism ◆ How to Be A Stoic: 9 Stoic Exercises to Get You Started ◆ How to Be A Modern Stoic and MANY MORE This is a great book read that really brings to life the art of living the principles of stoicism. If you like to read a book that makes you think about you and your actions as an individual - then this is the book for you. Who this Book is for? ✓ Folks curious about Stoics and their philosophy ✓ New and seasoned Stoics ✓ People who enjoy reading nonfiction ✓ An Academic leader, a decision maker, students and a person struggling to earn a living Whether you are new to Stoicism or a long-time traveller in the practice, this book ''Modern Stoicism'' will inspire, encourage, instruct and help you build your own understanding of how you want to live your life and the values you want to live by. This book "Modern Stoicism'' is an excellent addition to your stoic library. Highly Recommended. Scroll up and click on the BUY button to get a copy of Yours NOW!!!!
Download or read book Breakfast with Seneca A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living written by David Fideler and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first clear and faithful guide to the timeless, practical teachings of the Stoic philosopher Seneca. Stoicism, the most influential philosophy of the Roman Empire, offers refreshingly modern ways to strengthen our inner character in the face of an unpredictable world. Widely recognized as the most talented and humane writer of the Stoic tradition, Seneca teaches us to live with freedom and purpose. His most enduring work, over a hundred “Letters from a Stoic” written to a close friend, explains how to handle adversity; overcome grief, anxiety, and anger; transform setbacks into opportunities for growth; and recognize the true nature of friendship. In Breakfast with Seneca, philosopher David Fideler mines Seneca’s classic works in a series of focused chapters, clearly explaining Seneca’s ideas without oversimplifying them. Best enjoyed as a daily ritual, like an energizing cup of coffee, Seneca’s wisdom provides us with a steady stream of time-tested advice about the human condition—which, as it turns out, hasn’t changed much over the past two thousand years.
Download or read book Stoicism written by John Sellars and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-05 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first introduction to Stoic philosophy for 30 years. Aimed at readers new to Stoicism and to ancient philosophy, it outlines the central philosophical ideas of Stoicism and introduces the reader to the different ancient authors and sources that they will encounter when exploring Stoicism. The range of sources that are drawn upon in the reconstruction of Stoic philosophy can be bewildering for the beginner. Sellars guides the reader through the surviving works of the late Stoic authors, Seneca and Epictetus, and the fragments relating to the early Stoics found in authors such as Plutarch and Stobaeus. The opening chapter offers an introduction to the ancient Stoics, their works, and other ancient authors who report material about ancient Stoic philosophy. The second chapter considers how the Stoics themselves conceived philosophy and how they structured their own philosophical system. Chapters 3-5 offer accounts of Stoic philosophical doctrines arranged according to the Stoic division of philosophical discourse into three parts: logic, physics, and ethics. The final chapter considers the later impact of Stoicism on Western philosophy. At the end of the volume there is a detailed guide to further reading.
Download or read book A New Stoicism written by Lawrence C. Becker and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would stoic ethics be like today if stoicism had survived as a systematic approach to ethical theory, if it had coped successfully with the challenges of modern philosophy and experimental science? A New Stoicism proposes an answer to that question, offered from within the stoic tradition but without the metaphysical and psychological assumptions that modern philosophy and science have abandoned. Lawrence Becker argues that a secular version of the stoic ethical project, based on contemporary cosmology and developmental psychology, provides the basis for a sophisticated form of ethical naturalism, in which virtually all the hard doctrines of the ancient Stoics can be clearly restated and defended. Becker argues, in keeping with the ancients, that virtue is one thing, not many; that it, and not happiness, is the proper end of all activity; that it alone is good, all other things being merely rank-ordered relative to each other for the sake of the good; and that virtue is sufficient for happiness. Moreover, he rejects the popular caricature of the stoic as a grave figure, emotionally detached and capable mainly of endurance, resignation, and coping with pain. To the contrary, he holds that while stoic sages are able to endure the extremes of human suffering, they do not have to sacrifice joy to have that ability, and he seeks to turn our attention from the familiar, therapeutic part of stoic moral training to a reconsideration of its theoretical foundations.
Download or read book The Philosophy of Stoicism Navigating Teenage Adult Life in the 21st Century An Easy Guide written by Kther Stories and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-02-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The philosophy of stoicism. Navigating Teenage and Adult Life in the 21st century. An easy guide" is nine principles of a comprehensive exploration of the stoic philosophy and its timeless relevance to contemporary Society. Through a series of thought provoking chapters, this book guides readers on a journey of self-discovery and growth, teaching them how to cultivate a deep understanding themselves and the world around them. with real-life examples and advice from the greatest of philosophers, this book shows how the stoic approach to life can help us lead more fulfilling and meaningful lives. Whether you're seeking great joy, inner peace or simply a more mindful approach to life, this is the perfect guide to help us all get there. "Virtual is the only good for oneself, Vice the only evil and everything else is indifferent so far as one's happiness is concerned." Marcus Aurelius
Download or read book The Stoic Way A 21st Century Guide to Living with Purpose written by Steven Humphries and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-01-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As we turn to the dawn of the 21st century, it is becoming increasingly clear that the ancient teachings of Stoicism ought to be embraced as more relevant than ever. The Stoic Way: A 21st Century Guide to Living with Purpose offers invaluable wisdom for those striving to make meaningful progress in their lives. Stoicism is a timeless set of principles - put forward by the likes of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius - that emphasizes wisdom, clarity, and personal growth. In our current world, many people are seeking an ethical and practical framework that can help them navigate difficult decisions and find a sense of meaning and purpose. This is precisely the type of guidance provided in The Stoic Way. The Stoic Way is a comprehensive guide to living the Stoic life. Through timeless stories and quotes, the authors provide thought-provoking exercises, practical Habits of Mind, and actionable steps you can take to live with authenticity and intention in our contemporary world. All in all, this book is a valuable resource for those seeking to adopt the ancient Stoics teachings to improve their lives. By honestly looking inward, we can disarm our anxieties and tensions for a happier, more fulfilling life. This book serves as a reminder that the path to living a meaningful life does not need to be a journey travelled alone. The Stoic Way: A 21st Century Guide to Living with Purpose is a captivating book by author Steven Humphries. It guides readers through the wisdom of the ancient Stoic way of life, giving insight into how modern individuals can benefit from leading a more purposeful life. With an emphasis on applying Stoic principles to contemporary life, this is an invaluable read for anyone striving to deepen their self-actualization and lead a more meaningful and happy life. The Stoic Principles Drawing on the wisdom of some of the most influential Stoic thinkers such as Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus, The Stoic Way: A 21st Century Guide to Living with Purpose provides invaluable insight into the Stoic way of life. The importance of wisdom, resilience, moderation, simplicity, and even mindfulness in leading a meaningful life are topics that are explored in depth. Steven Humphries expertly highlights the timeless themes of stoicism, offering readers an understanding of how to employ these ideas in their own lives. The Stoic Way: A 21st Century Guide to Living with Purpose is an inspiring read offering readers real-world insights into how to lead a more meaningful and purposeful life. From developing the courage to break bad habits to acquiring the wisdom to reflect on life in a different light, this book will help lead individuals towards a life full of intention and joy. Steven Humphries expertise and friendly guidance makes this an extremely helpful guide for anyone striving to get the most out of life.
Download or read book Everything Has Two Handles written by Ronald Pies and published by Hamilton Books. This book was released on 2008-03-24 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the course of this compact and insightful work, Dr. Ronald Pies, tells us a little about what happiness is, and a lot about how to achieve it.
Download or read book The Manual written by Sam Torode and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If it is beyond your power to control, let it go.""Do not wish that all things will go well with you, but that you will go well with all things.""In this way, you will overcome life's challenges, rather than be overcome by them." Epictetus (c. AD 50-135) was a former Roman slave who became a great teacher, deeply influencing the future emperor Marcus Aurelius among many others. His philosophy, Stoicism, was practical, not theoretical--aimed at relieving human suffering here and now. Epictetus knew suffering--besides being enslaved, he was lame in one leg and walked with a crutch. The Manual is a collection of Epictetus' essential teachings and pithy sayings, compiled by one of his students. It is the most accessible and actionable guide to Stoic philosophy, as relevant today as it was in the Roman Empire.This new edition, published by Ancient Renewal, is rendered in contemporary English by Sam Torode.
