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While you can’t control the chaos around you, you can control how you respond to it. The solution lies in a powerful ancient philosophy that has stood the test of time… Stoicism offers a practical, grounded path to inner peace, resilience, and emotional clarity — no matter what life throws your way. You don’t have to stay stuck in the storm of modern life. Let Stoicism guide you back to clarity and calm — right where you are.

A thought-provoking take on the common myths and misconceptions about one of the most popular philosophical movements, Stoicism Stoicism is one of the world’s most popular – and misunderstood – traditions. We all know what it means to be ‘stoical’: to have a stiff upper lip, to hide or...

What to Expect When You're Dead chronicles the ways ancient peoples answered questions such as: How to achieve a good death and afterlife? What's the best way to dispose of a body? Do the dead face a postmortem judgement—and where do they end up? Do the dead have bodies in the afterlife—and can they eat, drink, and have sex? And what can the living do to stay on good terms with the nonliving?

Everyone already knows the old stories. The wooden horse was not a gift. Flattery is bait. A seal can be forged. The weak sometimes only look weak. The unbeatable usually have one quiet place where they end. We learn these lessons early and then file them where they can do no further harm and no further good: under myth, under fable, under the reading we were assigned as children.

With trademark humor and no-nonsense practicality, Rachel Jankovic explains the fake story of the self, starting with the inventions of a supremely ugly man named Sartre (rhymes with "blart"). And we - men and women, young and old - have bought his lie of the best self, with terrible results.

Stoicism has a lot to offer that is as relevant today as it was 2,000 years ago—its guiding purpose was to help us to live better lives. The Stoic golden rule was that "we can't control external events, but we can choose how to respond to them". This idea can have a profound effect on how we exist in the world.

A fresh, irreverent, and wildly original take on why philosophy matters and how it has changed the world Why do humans return, again and again, to the "big questions" of philosophy? Why have so many philosophers risked their lives for their vocation? Why have reigning authoritarian rulers been...

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...

Join NIH Director Francis Collins in exploring the intersection of science and religion. For some, science and religion occupy separate, irreconcilable spheres. For others, they share a common goal: to explore big questions, discover meaning, and synthesize knowledge. In this captivating audio...

He wondered how best to cultivate qualities that make us better individuals within a society. Plato parlays this chaos into a recipe for living a good life, the building blocks of which are outlined in this book. Each of Plato's works is discussed, and important parallels to modern life are made with lessons you can draw from.

The world isn’t coming to an end, contrary to what you may have heard. But the media’s near-exclusive focus on conflict and disaster means that the progress and everyday acts of brilliance taking place across the globe go unnoticed. Jurriaan Kamp shows that optimism - intelligent optimism, not a rose-colored-glasses brand of wishful thinking - is good for not only your mind but your body too. He details a whole host of health problems that can actually be linked to pessimism.