A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy 9780199705566, 0199705569, 978-0-19-537461-2
Introduction. Part One: The Rise of Stoicism. The Birth of Philosophy. The First Stoics. The Roman Stoics. Part Two: Sto
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English Pages 197 Year 2009
Table of contents :
Content: Cover Page --
Title Page --
Copyright Page --
Dedication --
Contents --
Acknowledgments --
Introduction: A Plan for Living --
Part One The Rise of Stoicism --
One Philosophy Takes an Interest in Life --
Two The First Stoics --
Three Roman Stoicism --
Part Two Stoic Psychological Techniques --
Four Negative Visualization: What's the Worst That Can Happen? --
Five The Dichotomy of Control: On Becoming Invincible --
Six Fatalism: Letting Go of the Past ... and the Present --
Seven Self-Denial: On Dealing with the Dark Side of Pleasure --
Eight Meditation: Watching Ourselves Practice Stoicism --
Part Three Stoic Advice --
Nine Duty: On Loving Mankind --
Ten Social Relations: On Dealing with Other People --
Eleven Insults: On Putting Up with Put-Downs --
Twelve Grief: On Vanquishing Tears with Reason --
Thirteen Anger: On Overcoming Anti-Joy --
Fourteen Personal Values: On Seeking Fame --
Fifteen Personal Values: On Luxurious Living --
Sixteen Exile: On Surviving a Change of Place --
Seventeen Old Age: On Being Banished to a Nursing Home --
Eighteen Dying: On a Good End to a Good Life --
Nineteen On Becoming a Stoic: Start Now and Prepare to Be Mocked --
Part Four Stoicism for Modern Lives --
Twenty The Decline of Stoicism --
Twenty-One Stoicism Reconsidered --
Twenty-Two Practicing Stoicism --
A Stoic Reading Program --
Notes --
Works Cited --
Index.
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