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奴隷が奴隷でありながら、いかに真の自由を手にするか――。異色の古代哲学者エピクテトスから学ぶ、不惑の生き方、考え方!

人間の悩みの本質は2000年間変わっていない―ストア哲学が、いま、シリコンバレーで大流行しているのには理由がありました。とめどない不安に襲われがちな現代社会において「生き方の指針となる」のです。

この生は生きるに値するか。世界は人間にとって意味ある生を保証するか。 美と崇高、あるいは世界の目的論的理解をめぐる『判断力批判』の考察は、生の目的、および世界の存在の意味をめぐる真率なる思考に貫かれている。

「初心忘るべからず」は誰でも知っている名言ですが、それが世阿弥の言葉だと知っている人は少ないのではないでしょうか。

Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them how little they genuinely understood. This engaging book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy and explores their most compelling ideas about the world and how best to live in it.

Bertrand Russell's A History of Western Philosophy serves as the perfect introduction to its subject; it remains unchallenged as the greatest account of the history of Western thought. Charting philosophy's course from the pre-Socratics up to the early twentieth century, Russell relates each philosopher and school to their respective historical and cultural contexts, providing erudite commentary throughout his invaluable survey.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The teacher of Epictetus, exiled three times for philosophy. His surviving lectures are Stoicism at its most practical: food, family, exile, and how to live with both hands...

A lo largo de la historia, algunos libros han cambiado el mundo. Han transformado la manera en que nos vemos a nosotros mismos y a los demás. Han inspirado el debate, la discordia, la guerra y la revolución. Han iluminado, indignado, provocado y consolado. Han enriquecido vidas, y también las han destruido. Taurus publica las obras de los grandes pensadores, pioneros, radicales y visionarios cuyas ideas sacudieron la civilización y nos impulsaron a ser quienes somos.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Les Lettres à Lucilius de Sénèque réunissent la correspondance philosophique du grand stoïcien romain à son ami Lucilius. À travers plus d'une centaine de lettres, Sénèque explore le temps, l'amitié, la mort, la vertu, la richesse, le désir...

Teil 2 des Klassikers der stoischen Philosophie. Nach der Lesung der ersten 52 Briefe des 1. Teils findet mit dem hier vorliegenden 2. Teil die Lesung der Briefe an Lucilius nun ihre Fortsetzung. Auch in den hier zu hörenden Briefen 53 bis 84 widmet sich Seneca der tiefsinnigen Einführung seines Freundes und Schülers Lucilius in die Philosophie der Stoa. Im Zentrum der Briefe steht dabei die Tugend als das einzig wirklich anzustrebende Gut. Dieses Hörbuch vereint als 2. Teil der vierteiligen Hörbuchreihe „Seneca – Briefe an Lucilius" in vollständiger Lesung die Briefe 53 bis 84.

Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason can lay claim to being the most important single work of modern philosophy, a work whose methodology, if not necessarily always its conclusions, has had a profound influence on almost all subsequent philosophical discourse. In this work Kant addresses...

The beloved classic daily devotional of Stoic meditations—the only authorized print edition in the US and complete with a ribbon marker—with more than two million copies sold! Why have history's greatest minds—from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with...

Discover how the ancient wisdom of Eastern philosophy and Zen practice can bring profound meaning to your modern life. Perfect for a contemplative morning commute or a quiet evening unwinding, this immersive historical journey transforms abstract doctrines into lived experience. Explore how...

A concise and illuminating book about the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza, one of the early thinkers of the Enlightenment and modern biblical criticism. Spinoza's theoretical philosophy is one of the most radical attempts to construct a pure ontology with a single infinite substance. This book...

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius offers profound insights into Stoic philosophy. In these writings, the Roman Emperor contemplates themes of virtue, resilience, and inner peace, guiding listeners on how to live a life of purpose and integrity.

A vivid new translation in which the Stoic philosopher argues that virtue is the only path to contentment Why are so many people unhappy when happiness can be attained by anyone who simply lives virtuously? That question prompted Seneca, the great Stoic philosopher of the early Roman Empire, to...

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 B.C-A.D. 65), the chief advisor to the emperor Nero, was the power behind the throne in Ancient Rome. He is most famous for his writings on Stoic ideology, in which philosophy is a practical form of self-improvement. Seneca’s letters address the issues of life and death confronting every generation while upholding the ideals of Stoicism–valuing courage and friendship, avoiding corruption and self-indulgence, striving to achieve a good life while being immune to life’s setbacks, and enjoying life without the fear of dying.

Kant is arguably the most influential modern philosopher, but also one of the most difficult. Roger Scruton tackles his exceptionally complex subject with a strong hand, exploring the background to Kant's work and showing why the Critique of Pure Reason has proved so enduring. 

When it appeared in 1670, Baruch Spinoza’s Theological-Political Treatise was denounced as the most dangerous book ever published. In A Book Forged in Hell, Steven Nadler tells the fascinating story of this extraordinary book: its radical claims and their background in the philosophical, religious, and political tensions of the Dutch Golden Age, as well as the vitriolic reaction these ideas inspired.

Born a slave, the Roman Stoic philosopher Epictetus (c. 55-135 AD) taught that mental freedom is supreme, since it can liberate one anywhere, even in a prison. In How to Be Free, A. A. Long - one of the world's leading authorities on Stoicism and a pioneer in its remarkable contemporary revival - provides a superb new edition of Epictetus's celebrated guide to the Stoic philosophy of life (the Encheiridion) along with a selection of related reflections in his Discourses.