A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William B. Irvine

A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy William B. Irvine ebook
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Page: 329
ISBN: 0195374614, 9780195374612
Format: pdf

And I saw it on Derek Siver's book list) and it relates directly to this issue. In our lives we have either total control, partial control or no control. My personal process of self enlightenment began with reading a book called A Guide To The Good Life – The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy. A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy. I have a link to it in the left sidebar if your interested in checking it out. I follow a few photo blogs and one I particularly enjoy is Eric Kim's blog. I read a very useful book called A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William Irvine. The book teaches about the trichotomy of control. It is written with an emphasis on practical advice, though there is also quite a bit of historical context added in. The Stoics may have been the first to realize that embracing the negative can be a useful tool for human beings attempting to lead a meaningful life. This book gives an academic's overview of Stoic philosophy. I just finished reading A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy (Tynan recommended it! A Guide to the Good Life—the Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William B.