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Stoicism redefined for modern personal fulfillment.

If you've ever felt like happiness is a puzzle, "A Guide to the Good Life" might be the piece you're missing. Irvine not only interprets ancient Stoic wisdom for the contemporary seeker but does so with direct applicability. It's a thoughtful book that promises to change your perspective on living well, teaching contentment, and resilience in life's everyday challenges.

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ISBN: 9780195374612
Date of Publication: 2009-11-04
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 4.19
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One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discover at the end that we have wasted our life. In A Guide to the Good Life, William B. Irvine plumbs the wisdom of Stoic philosophy, one of the most popular and successful schools of thought in ancient Rome, and shows how its insight and advice are still remarkably applicable to modern lives. Irvine offers a refreshing presentation of Stoicism, showing how this ancient philosophy can still direct us toward a better life. Using the psychological insights and the practical techniques of the Stoics, Irvine offers a roadmap for anyone seeking to avoid the feelings of chronic dissatisfaction that plague so many of us. Irvine looks at various Stoic techniques for attaining tranquility and shows how to put these techniques to work in our own life. As he does so, he describes his own experiences practicing Stoicism and offers valuable first-hand advice for anyone wishing to live better by following in the footsteps of these ancient philosophers. Readers learn how to minimize worry, how to let go of the past and focus our efforts on the things we can control, and how to deal with insults, grief, old age, and the distracting temptations of fame and fortune. We learn from Marcus Aurelius the importance of prizing only things of true value, and from Epictetus we learn how to be more content with what we have. Finally, A
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Stoicism redefined for modern personal fulfillment.

If you've ever felt like happiness is a puzzle, "A Guide to the Good Life" might be the piece you're missing. Irvine not only interprets ancient Stoic wisdom for the contemporary seeker but does so with direct applicability. It's a thoughtful book that promises to change your perspective on living well, teaching contentment, and resilience in life's everyday challenges.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.