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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John SellarsPublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press Dimensions: Width: 11.40cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 15.20cm Weight: 0.172kg ISBN: 9780226682969ISBN 10: 022668296 Pages: 64 Publication Date: 06 October 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPrologue 1. The Philosopher as Doctor 2. What Do You Control? 3. The Problem with Emotions 4. Dealing with Adversity 5. Our Place in Nature 6. Life and Death 7. How We Live Together Epilogue Further Reading References AcknowledgementsReviewsSellars's book is an excellent starting point for anyone interested in experimenting with this approach to life. --Five Books Excellent. . . . Sellars gives a lucid, easy-to-follow account of what Stoicism as a way of life amounts to and how you might start to put it into practice. . . . To cover so much ground without merely skimming the surface requires real skill as a writer. --Nigel Warburton, author of A Little History of Philosophy Sellars gives an enlightening explanation of how Stoic philosophy can help us in our lives. It can put us in control of our feelings, help us in adversity, and guide us in our relationships with others. Sellars is ideally placed to offer these lessons in Stoicism as a teacher, scholar, and founding member of the group that teaches living like a Stoic for a week. --Richard Sorabji, author of Moral Conscience through the Ages: Fifth Century BC to the Present Expertly and vividly Sellars presents lessons in Stoicism that are strikingly relevant to modern life. From the great Roman Stoic authors, he distills teaching on managing emotions, dealing with adversity, facing death, and making the best use of every hour and situation. This is a book that excellently shows why Stoicism is the philosophy for our time. I recommend it with enthusiasm. --A. A. Long, author of Epictetus: How to be Free Sellars's book is an excellent starting point for anyone interested in experimenting with this approach to life. --Five Books Excellent. . . . Sellars gives a lucid, easy-to-follow account of what Stoicism as a way of life amounts to and how you might start to put it into practice. . . . To cover so much ground without merely skimming the surface requires real skill as a writer. --Nigel Warburton, author of A Little History of Philosophy Sellars gives an enlightening explanation of how Stoic philosophy can help us in our lives. It can put us in control of our feelings, help us in adversity and guides us in our relationships with others. Sellars is ideally placed to offer these lessons in Stoicism as a teacher, scholar, and as a founding member of the group that teaches living like a Stoic for a week. --Richard Sorabji, author of Moral Conscience through the Ages: Fifth Century BC to the Present Expertly and vividly Sellars presents lessons in Stoicism that are strikingly relevant to modern life. From the great Roman Stoic authors, he distills teaching on managing emotions, dealing with adversity, facing death, and making the best use of every hour and situation. This is a book that excellently shows why Stoicism is the philosophy for our time. I recommend it with enthusiasm. --A. A. Long, author of Epictetus: How to be Free Author InformationJohn Sellars is a lecturer in philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London, a visiting research fellow at King’s College London, and a member of Wolfson College, Oxford. He is the author of The Art of Living: The Stoics on the Nature and Function of Philosophy, Stoicism, and Hellenistic Philosophy. He is one of the founding members of Modern Stoicism, the group behind Stoic Week and Stoicon. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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