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The Stoic Guide to a Happy Life

53 Brief Lessons for Living

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The Stoic Guide to a Happy Life

By: Massimo Pigliucci
Narrated by: Peter Coleman
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Learn how to survive life's hardships and enjoy its pleasures with the modern stoic mindset.

In this enlightening book, philosopher Massimo Pigliucci offers a thoughtful and modern reinterpretation of Epictetus' 53 lessons for living a good life. Drawing on the ancient wisdom of the Stoics, this is a comforting guide that will help you reclaim the power of your emotional response and let go of the things you can't control.

©2020 Massimo Pigliucci (P)2020 Penguin Audio Consciousness & Thought Ethics & Morality Logic & Language Philosophy Stoicism

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"Bursting with practical wisdom and engaging stories...a stoicism 2.0 for 21st century happiness." (Skye Cleary)

"A bold, contemporary updating of Stoicism for the present day." (John Sellars, author of Lessons in Stoicism)
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Whilst I think this is an incredibly hard way to live, the authors modern interpretation of stoic principles at the end helped modernise the beliefs.

An interesting approach to living

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