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Ancient wisdom for modern life. This is a liberating and comforting guide to happiness, from the philosopher and founder of @philosophyminis Drawing on time-tested, ancient Greek wisdom, The Art of Enough offers a new way of thinking about the good life – one that feels lived-in rather than...

A modern-day guide to the ancient philosophy of Epicureanism, celebrating a radical new mindset: We already have what we need in order to be happy. Life can be exhausting; there is always more to do and more to strive for. This quest for optimization has found a popular ally in Stoicism, a...

2,400 years ago there was a sudden and dramatic burst of new ideas across the world. Simultaneously in Athens, Socrates was prompting his contemporaries to question their assumptions; in India, the Buddha was grappling with the boundary between the self and the world; and in China, Confucius was...

"An exceptionally lucid introduction to this famous trial and death . . . The history of the interpretation of Socrates's death, it turns out, is in large part the history of philosophy itself." ―Thomas Meaney, Wall Street Journal There were heroic lives and deaths before and after, but none...

The Consolation of Philosophy—a moving and profound exploration of the mysteries of suffering, evil, fate, and freewill—has inspired readers for more than a millennium, from Thomas Aquinas and Dante to Chaucer and C. S. Lewis. Although Boethius, a late-Roman Christian, wrote The Consolation...

An engaging guide to how Stoicism—the ancient philosophy of Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius—can help us flourish today. “One of the best explorations of Stoic philosophy that I’ve read.” —Timothy Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Workweek Whenever we worry about what to eat, how to love...

Written nearly two thousand years ago, Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations remains a relevant and profound philosophical exploration of what it means to live a meaningful life. This special edition hardcover includes stenciled edges and gorgeous interior illustrations. Never intended to be...

In times of peace, the women of the ancient Mediterranean had few chances to exercise leadership. But when failures of men’s leadership set off crises, many women, then as now, stepped up to lead and defend their communities. In How to Lead When Men Fail, Mallory Monaco Caterine presents a...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. On the Shortness of Life by Seneca. The complete audiobook in clear modern English. Seneca asks why life so often feels too short, and what we lose when every day belongs to someone else. This complete work explores ambition, distraction, leisure and...

Den stoiske skole herskede i både Rom og Grækenland fra ca. 300 f. Kr. til 200 e. Kr. Ulykkeligvis er alle de stoiske hovedtekster gået tabt, men stoicismen har haft så stor påvirkning på europæisk filosofis senere udvikling, at det hører sig til at inkludere et bind om den stoiske skole...

Nearly two thousand years ago, a Greek physician noticed that his patients suffered from a peculiar ailment no drug could touch. They were sick with certainty. They clutched their opinions like fevered men clutching blankets, and the tighter they held, the worse they burned. His name was Sextus...

You're not running out of time. You're wasting the time you already have. Nearly two thousand years ago, Seneca challenged one of humanity's most persistent complaints: that life is too short. His argument is uncomfortable but direct. We spend our days chasing status, wealth, approval, and...

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 eKr.) oli poliitikko, puhuja, filosofi ja latinan kielen kehittäjä, jossa henkilöityy roomalaisen ja eurooppalaisen humanismin sivistysihanne. Hänen tuotantoonsa kuuluu filosofisia tutkielmia, puhetaidon oppaita, poliittisia ja oikeudellisia puheita sekä...

Aristoteles (384–322 eaa.) on yksi historian tunnetuimmista filosofeista. Retoriikka on oppikirja hyvien poliittisten, oikeudellisten ja esittävien puheiden laatimiseksi sekä tutkimus puhetilanteissa tapahtuvan vakuuttamisen edellytyksistä. Siinä kuvatut teoriat retoriikan luonteesta ovat...

Aristoteles (384–322 eaa.) on yksi historian tunnetuimmista filosofeista. Runousopissa Aristoteles tarkastelee kirjallisuutta, erityisesti tragediaa ja epiikkaa. Teos on länsimaisen estetiikan ja taiteentutkimuksen peruskivi, ja siinä esitetyt ajatukset ovat vaikuttaneet monin tavoin...

Antiikin lääketieteessä on paljon meille vierasta mutta myös tuttua. Ihmiselämään väistämättä kuuluva kärsimys oli totta jo sata sukupolvea sitten. Yskä, aivastelu, päänsärky ja haavat olivat arkipäivää, melankolia painoi mielen matalaksi ja riittämätön uni aiheutti vaivoja...

In seinem vorletzten Lebensjahr zog der römische Staatsmann und Philosoph Cicero Bilanz: Zu Unrecht stehen ältere Menschen im schlechten Ruf, untätig und schwach zu sein und ohnehin schon mit einem Bein im Grab zu stehen. In seiner zeitlosen Schrift "Über das Alter" schreibt er gewitzt gegen...

Open this book at any entry, follow along, and discover the essential ideas, people, principles, and practices behind Marcus Aurelius and the timeless philosophy of Stoicism.Marcus Aurelius never intended the Meditations to become a philosophical textbook. He wrote it as a private guide—a way...

How much of life is actually within your control? Epictetus begins with a distinction that shapes the entire Enchiridion: your judgments, choices, and responses are yours to work on, while reputation, possessions, other people's behavior, and many external events are not fully yours to command...

Donald J. Robertson construye en esta biografía un retrato renovado del emperador romano Marco Aurelio, entretejiendo con destreza su fascinante viaje psicológico con los principales acontecimientos de su vida.