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Gefühle und Emotionen sind uns oft lästig, weil wir glauben, dass wir dann nicht mehr richtig funktionieren. Doch das Unterdrücken und Übergehen unserer Gefühle kann uns krank machen, da sie wichtige Signale senden. Wie können wir unsere Gefühle für uns nutzen? Wie können wir mit dem Wissen über unsere Gefühle und die Veränderung der negativen Gefühle glücklicher und zufriedener werden?

Whether you farm or garden, live in the country or long to move there, or simply enjoy an occasional rural retreat, you will be delighted by this cornucopia of writings about living and working on the land, harvested from the fertile fields of ancient Greek and Roman literature. An inspiring antidote to the digital age, How to Be a Farmer evokes the beauty and bounty of nature with a rich mixture of philosophy, practical advice, history, and humor.

Il Medioevo - lo dicono tutti - è un'epoca buia. "D'accordo, ma chi è stato a spegnere la luce?" domanda candidamente Luciano De Crescenzo. E quali figure riuscirono a illuminare quel buio con la forza del loro pensiero? Santi o eretici, cristiani, ebrei o musulmani, i filosofi medioevali diventano nel libro le occasioni di uno scintillante discorso contro ogni forma di superstizione.

Recognizing the power of the new and trying to understand and promote the conditions that make it possible, the Greeks were the first to write about innovation and even the first to record a word for forging something new. In short, the Greeks "invented" innovation itself - and they still have a great deal to teach us about it. How to Innovate is an engaging introduction to key ideas about - and examples of - innovation and creative thinking from ancient Greece. Armand D'Angour provides lively new translations of selections from Aristotle, Diodorus, and Athenaeus.

The rise of Rome is one of the great stories of world history and fortunately we have a reliable and at times an eyewitness account, from the Greek historian Polybius of Megalopolis. Polybius reports on the main confrontations with the authority of a man who was present at many events and also visited historic sites of importance to ensure his accounts of the past were accurate.

Convulsed by a civilizational crisis, the great thinkers of the Renaissance set out to reconceive the nature of society. Corrupt and reckless tyrants sowing discord and ruling through fear; elites who prized wealth and status over the common good; military leaders waging endless wars. Their solution was simple and radical. They would rebuild their city, and their civilization, by transforming the moral character of its citizens. Soulcraft, they believed, was a precondition of successful statecraft.

Da Socrate in poi, la filosofia ha affrontato gli eterni, fondamentali problemi dell'uomo. Luciano De Crescenzo ci accompagna fino alla loro soglia severa con simpatia e amabilità: con la sua prosa leggera trascina i lettori nella cella dove Socrate sta per morire o fra le vertiginose architetture intellettuali di Platone.

In Being Better, Kai Whiting and Leonidas Konstantakos apply Stoic principles to contemporary issues such as social justice, climate breakdown, and the excesses of global capitalism. They show that Stoicism is not an ivory-tower philosophy or a collection of Silicon Valley life hacks, but a vital way of life that helps us live simply, improve our communities, and find peace in a turbulent world.

"Sobre la Felicidad" ("De Vita Beata") es un diálogo escrito por Lucio Anneo Séneca sobre el año 58 d.c. destinado a su hermano mayor Galión, antes llamado Novato. Está dividido en 28 capítulos que presentan el pensamiento moral de Séneca en plena madurez.

Stoicism, the classical philosophy as a way of life practiced by the Greeks and Romans, continues to resonate in the modern world. With more than 40 essays and reflections, this book is simultaneously a guide to practicing Stoicism in your own life and to all the different aspects of the modern Stoic revival. You will learn about Stoic practical wisdom, virtue, how to relate wisely to others, and the nature of Stoic joy.

Dating to 1614 and 1615, these are two of the three primary documents which originally announced and helped define who the secret society of Rosicrucians were. These works, written in veiled and alchemical language, outline the true philosophy of RC along with a code of conduct that members are expected to live by. These two pieces have been the subject of serious occult study for centuries since their first appearance.

The second edition of 5 Reasons Stoicism Is Better than Everything is a Stoic comedy book intended to educate people about the philosophy known as Stoicism. This book compares Stoicism to a plethora of topics humorously while also explicating Stoic concepts.

Female habit carries with it a twofold idea - dress and ornament. By “dress” we mean what they call “womanly gracing”; by “ornament”, what it is suitable should be called “womanly disgracing”. The former is accounted (to consist) in gold, and silver, and gems, and garments; the latter in care of the hair, and of the skin, and of those parts of the body which attract the eye.

As persecutions in increasing number threaten us, so the more are we called on to give earnest thought to the question of how faith ought to receive them, and the duty of carefully considering it concerns you no less, who no doubt, by not accepting the Comforter, the guide to all truth, have, as was natural, opposed us hitherto in regard to other questions also.

In the third century BC, Stoicism arose in response to and under the influence of these older schools, combining many of the best theories from each into a more cohesive whole. With a greater flexibility and more practical application to everyday life, Stoicism quickly became a very popular school of thought, a growth made exponential by its introduction to the Romans.

Perché Eraclito morì sepolto vivo sotto il letame? Cosa ci raccontano il dolce morire di Democrito in una vasca piena di miele e il tuffarsi nell'Etna di Empedocle? Perché Thomas More fu decapitato e Giordano Bruno arso vivo? Cosa nascondono la cicuta di Socrate, la polmonite di Descartes e la pleurite di Schopenhauer? Per Matteo Saudino, il Prof più seguito d'Italia, morire è l'atto più filosofico del nostro vivere. La morte è un caleidoscopio attraverso cui osservare frammenti di puzzle esistenziali e ricostruire trame del pensiero.

¿Qué nos enseñan los estoicos sobre cómo vivir? Un libro elegante y profundamente reconfortante que muestra por qué el estoicismo es la filosofía de nuestro tiempo.

Auf dem Höhepunkt der Corona-Krise sahen sich Intensivmediziner mit der Frage konfrontiert: Wen rette ich, wenn die Ressourcen zu knapp werden? Sie müssen auswählen - es droht Triage. Medizin, Ethik, Rechtsprechung und Gesundheitsökonomie sind sich uneinig: Darf man Menschenleben gegeneinander abwägen? Sind jüngere Personen im Konfliktfall älteren mit schlechterer Prognose vorzuziehen? Darüber hinaus stellt sich die Frage, wie wir überhaupt mit eigenen Ressourcen umgehen: Sollten wir nicht viel mehr helfen und unsere Ressourcen entsprechend aufteilen?

Marcus Aurelius was both philosopher and emperor of the Roman Empire. As emperor he was forced to defend his borders against enemies. How can you keep your calm and balance in times of war? A truly timeless classic.

"Le Manuel d'Épictète" est une magnifique introduction à la philosophie antique et au stoïcisme. Un livre de chevet pour celui qui cherche des préceptes de vie. Une œuvre bouleversante de vérité. C'est un ouvrage accessible, souvent étudié en classe de terminale. "Ce qui trouble les hommes, ce ne sont pas les choses, mais les jugements qu'ils portent sur les choses. Ainsi la mort n'est rien de redoutable [...] mais le jugement que nous portons sur la mort en la déclarant redoutable, c'est là ce qui est redoutable."