Lessons in Stoicism
What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us about How to Live
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- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
17 November 2020
Summary
A deeply comforting and enlightening book on how Stoicism can inspire us to lead more thoughtful lives.
What aspects of your life do you really control? What do you do when you cannot guarantee that things will turn out in your favour? And what can Stoicism teach us about how to live together?
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 ide…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141990040 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 014199004X |
| Author: | John Sellars |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 17 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 94g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 9mm |
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Lessons in Stoicism distils key Stoic tenets, insofar as they can help contemporary readers, into under 100 small pages. Sellars achieves the task he sets himself admirably. In elegant, economical prose, he urges us to become better, happier people by focusing on rational decision-making – Tim Whitmarsh * Guardian *Accessible and absorbing – Roger Cox * Scotsman *An enlightening explanation of how Stoic philosophy can help us in our lives… It can put us in control of our feelings, help us in adversity and guide us in our relationships with others. Sellars is ideally placed to offer these lessons in Stoicism as teacher, scholar and as a founding member of the group that teaches living like a Stoic for a week – Professor Sir Richard Sorabji
Expertly and vividly John Sellars presents lessons in Stoicism that are strikingly relevant to modern life. From the great Roman Stoic authors he distills teaching on managing emotions, dealing with adversity, facing death, and making the best use of every hour and situation. This is a book that excellently shows why Stoicism is the philosophy for our time. I recommend it with enthusiasm
– Professor A. A. Long, author of Epictetus: How to be FreeExcellent. . . Sellars gives a lucid, easy-to-follow account of what Stoicism as a way of life amounts to, and how you might start to put it into practice… To cover so much ground without merely skimming the surface requires real skill as a writer – Nigel Warburton, author of A Little History of PhilosophyAbout The Author
John Sellars
John Sellars is a Reader in philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London, a visiting Research Fellow at King’s College London and a Member of Wolfson College, Oxford. He is the author of Lessons in Stoicism and The Fourfold Remedy. His books have been translated into over a dozen languages.
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