Teach Yourself
This new guide to finding a happier way of life draws on the ancient wisdom of the stoics to reveal lasting truths and proven strategies for enhanced wellbeing. By learning what stoicism is, you can revolutionise your life, learning how to - properly - 'seize the day', how to cope in the face of adversity, and how to come to terms with whatever situation you're in.
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- Full title :Teach Yourself.
Summary
This new guide to finding a happier way of life draws on the ancient wisdom of the stoics to reveal lasting truths and proven strategies for enhanced wellbeing. By learning what stoicism is, you can revolutionise your life, learning how to - properly - 'seize the day', how to cope in the face of adversity, and how to come to terms with whatever situation you're in.
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- Publication Date:2013.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (282 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781444187113, 1444187112
- oclc:ocn881888204
- LC Classification:BF637 .S4
- Dewey Decimal:188
Table of Contents
Cover; Book title; Contents; Note on terminology and citations; Preface: modern Stoicism; What's this book all about?; Why focus on Stoic Ethics and psychotherapy?; A taste of the Stoic paradoxes; Stoicism today in the modern world; 1 The way of the Stoic: 'Living in agreement with Nature'; Introduction: What is Stoicism?; The goal of life: 'living in agreement with Nature'; The twofold goal of life; The three theoretical topics of Stoicism; The three lived disciplines; 2 Stoic Ethics: The nature of the good; What's important about Stoic Ethics?; The nature of the good; The virtues and vices.
Stoic indifference to 'indifferent' thingsPreferred indifferents and primary value; 3 The promise of philosophy ('therapy of the passions'); What is the ancient 'promise of philosophy'?; The Stoic concept of Happiness (Eudaimonia); The Stoic theory of the 'passions'; Automatic emotional reactions; What about the 'good' or 'healthy' passions?; 4 The discipline of desire (Stoic acceptance); What is the discipline of desire?; Contemplating the 'here and now'; Loving your fate and joyful acceptance; 5 Love, friendship, and the ideal Sage; Stoicism and the philosophy of love.
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