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Reasons Not to Worry

How to Be Stoic in Chaotic Times

de Brigid Delaney ...

In this heartfelt and soul-searching work, brimming with warmth, humor, and insight, the beloved Guardian columnist spends a year exploring how to pursue a rich and meaningful life, turning to the wisdom of the Stoics for insights into the deepest questions of existence.Like many people today, Brigid Delaney was searching for answers to timeless questions: How can we be good? Find inner peace? ... Leer más

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In this heartfelt and soul-searching work, brimming with warmth, humor, and insight, the beloved Guardian columnist spends a year exploring how to pursue a rich and meaningful life, turning to the wisdom of the Stoics for insights into the deepest questions of existence.Like many people today, Brigid Delaney was searching for answers to timeless questions: How can we be good? Find inner peace?
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Meditations

A New Translation

de Marcus Aurelius ...

Traducido por Gregory Hays ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Timeless insights into what it takes to lead a meaningful life—still profoundly relevant nearly two thousand years later.Now featuring a brand-new foreword from Ryan Holiday, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Obstacle Is the Way!“Meditations offers a glimpse into [Marcus Aurelius’s] mind, his habits, and his approach to life. . . . I think any reader would find ... Leer más

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Timeless insights into what it takes to lead a meaningful life—still profoundly relevant nearly two thousand years later.Now featuring a brand-new foreword from Ryan Holiday, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Obstacle Is the Way!“Meditations offers a glimpse into [Marcus Aurelius’s] mind, his habits, and his approach to life. . . . I think any reader would find
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Aristotle: The Complete Works

de Aristotle ...

CONTENTS: - Part 1: Logic (Organon) Categories, translated by E. M. Edghill On Interpretation, translated by E. M. Edghill Prior Analytics (2 Books), translated by A. J. Jenkinson Posterior Analytics (2 Books), translated by G. R. G. Mure Topics (8 Books), translated by W. A. Pickard-Cambridge Sophistical Refutations, translated by W. A. Pickard-Cambridge - Part 2: Universal Physics Physics (8 ... Leer más

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CONTENTS: - Part 1: Logic (Organon) Categories, translated by E. M. Edghill On Interpretation, translated by E. M. Edghill Prior Analytics (2 Books), translated by A. J. Jenkinson Posterior Analytics (2 Books), translated by G. R. G. Mure Topics (8 Books), translated by W. A. Pickard-Cambridge Sophistical Refutations, translated by W. A. Pickard-Cambridge - Part 2: Universal Physics Physics (8
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Enchiridion

de Epictetus ...

Traducido por George Long ...

Series series Dover Thrift Editions: Philosophy
Although he was born into slavery and endured a permanent physical disability, Epictetus (ca. 50–ca. 130 CE) maintained that all people are free to control their lives and live in harmony with nature. We will always be happy, he argued, if we learn to desire that things should be exactly as they are. After attaining his freedom, Epictetus spent his career teaching philosophy and advising a daily ... Leer más

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Although he was born into slavery and endured a permanent physical disability, Epictetus (ca. 50–ca. 130 CE) maintained that all people are free to control their lives and live in harmony with nature. We will always be happy, he argued, if we learn to desire that things should be exactly as they are. After attaining his freedom, Epictetus spent his career teaching philosophy and advising a daily
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Humanly Possible

Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope

de Sarah Bakewell ...

**The New York Times bestseller • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2023 • A New York Times Notable Book“A book of big and bold ideas, Humanly Possible is humane in approach and, more important, readable and worth reading. . . Bakewell is wide-ranging, witty and compassionate.” –Wall Street Journal“Sweeping . . . linking philosophical reflections with vibrant anecdotes.” —** The **New York ... Leer más

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**The New York Times bestseller • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2023 • A New York Times Notable Book“A book of big and bold ideas, Humanly Possible is humane in approach and, more important, readable and worth reading. . . Bakewell is wide-ranging, witty and compassionate.” –Wall Street Journal“Sweeping . . . linking philosophical reflections with vibrant anecdotes.” —** The **New York
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The Daily Stoic 10th Anniversary Edition

366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

de Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman ...

**#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • The beloved classic daily devotional of Stoic meditations—now fully updated and expanded, featuring more than sixty new translations and two bonus chapters—with more than three million copies sold!“A generous gift of guidance on modern living culled from a canon of wisdom hatched long ago.”—Maria Popova, editor of The Marginalian**Why have history's greatest ... Leer más

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**#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • The beloved classic daily devotional of Stoic meditations—now fully updated and expanded, featuring more than sixty new translations and two bonus chapters—with more than three million copies sold!“A generous gift of guidance on modern living culled from a canon of wisdom hatched long ago.”—Maria Popova, editor of The Marginalian**Why have history's greatest
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The Open Society and Its Enemies

de Karl R. Popper ...

Series series Princeton Classics
A landmark defense of democracy that has been hailed as one of the most important books of the twentieth centuryOne of the most important books of the twentieth century, The Open Society and Its Enemies is an uncompromising defense of liberal democracy and a powerful attack on the intellectual origins of totalitarianism. An immediate sensation when it was first published, Karl Popper’s monumental ... Leer más

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A landmark defense of democracy that has been hailed as one of the most important books of the twentieth centuryOne of the most important books of the twentieth century, The Open Society and Its Enemies is an uncompromising defense of liberal democracy and a powerful attack on the intellectual origins of totalitarianism. An immediate sensation when it was first published, Karl Popper’s monumental
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The Oxford Handbook of Plato

Second Edition

de Gail Fine ...

Series series Oxford Handbooks
Plato is the best known, and continues to be the most widely studied, of all the ancient Greek philosophers. The updated and original essays in the second edition of The Oxford Handbook of Plato provide in-depth discussions of a variety of topics and dialogues, all serving several functions at once: they survey the current academic landscape; express and develop the authors' own views; and situate ... Leer más

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Plato is the best known, and continues to be the most widely studied, of all the ancient Greek philosophers. The updated and original essays in the second edition of The Oxford Handbook of Plato provide in-depth discussions of a variety of topics and dialogues, all serving several functions at once: they survey the current academic landscape; express and develop the authors' own views; and situate
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How to Truly Love

An Ancient Guide to a Life of Kindness

de Buddhaghosa, Maria Heim ...

An engaging new translation of a timeless fifth-century Buddhist meditation guide that teaches practices for becoming happier and freer by learning how to love everyoneSages and religious teachers the world over have taught us to love one another, extending our love and kindness beyond our immediate family and friends to strangers and even enemies. But such lofty aspirations can seem unrealistic ... Leer más

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An engaging new translation of a timeless fifth-century Buddhist meditation guide that teaches practices for becoming happier and freer by learning how to love everyoneSages and religious teachers the world over have taught us to love one another, extending our love and kindness beyond our immediate family and friends to strangers and even enemies. But such lofty aspirations can seem unrealistic
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Breakfast with Seneca

A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living

de David Fideler ...

The first clear and faithful guide to the timeless, practical teachings of the Stoic philosopher Seneca.Stoicism, the most influential philosophy of the Roman Empire, offers refreshingly modern ways to strengthen our inner character in the face of an unpredictable world. Widely recognized as the most talented and humane writer of the Stoic tradition, Seneca teaches us to live with freedom and ... Leer más

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The first clear and faithful guide to the timeless, practical teachings of the Stoic philosopher Seneca.Stoicism, the most influential philosophy of the Roman Empire, offers refreshingly modern ways to strengthen our inner character in the face of an unpredictable world. Widely recognized as the most talented and humane writer of the Stoic tradition, Seneca teaches us to live with freedom and
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Open Democracy

Reinventing Popular Rule for the Twenty-First Century

de Hélène Landemore ...

"Open Democracy envisions what true government by mass leadership could look like."—Nathan Heller, New YorkerHow a new model of democracy that opens up power to ordinary citizens could strengthen inclusiveness, responsiveness, and accountability in modern societiesTo the ancient Greeks, democracy meant gathering in public and debating laws set by a randomly selected assembly of several hundred ... Leer más

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"Open Democracy envisions what true government by mass leadership could look like."—Nathan Heller, New YorkerHow a new model of democracy that opens up power to ordinary citizens could strengthen inclusiveness, responsiveness, and accountability in modern societiesTo the ancient Greeks, democracy meant gathering in public and debating laws set by a randomly selected assembly of several hundred
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Discipline Is Destiny

The Power of Self-Control

de Ryan Holiday ...

Series series The Stoic Virtues Series
**The instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller!In his New York Times bestselling book Courage is Calling, author Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for a bold and brave life. In this much-anticipated second book of his Stoic Virtue series, Holiday celebrates the awesome power of self-discipline and those who have seized it.**To master anything, one must first master ... Leer más

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**The instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller!In his New York Times bestselling book Courage is Calling, author Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for a bold and brave life. In this much-anticipated second book of his Stoic Virtue series, Holiday celebrates the awesome power of self-discipline and those who have seized it.**To master anything, one must first master
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THE KYBALION

The Hermetic Philosophy of Hermes Trismegistus

de The Three Initiates ...

For more than a century, The Kybalion has stood as the essential introduction to Hermetic philosophy — a body of wisdom said to descend from ancient Egypt and Greece, and attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, the legendary “scribe of the gods.”This timeless text distills the Seven Hermetic Principles: Mentalism, Correspondence, Vibration, Polarity, Rhythm, Cause and Effect, and Gender — teachings ... Leer más

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For more than a century, The Kybalion has stood as the essential introduction to Hermetic philosophy — a body of wisdom said to descend from ancient Egypt and Greece, and attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, the legendary “scribe of the gods.”This timeless text distills the Seven Hermetic Principles: Mentalism, Correspondence, Vibration, Polarity, Rhythm, Cause and Effect, and Gender — teachings
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Gorgias

de Plato ...

Traducido por Walter Hamilton ...

Taking the form of a dialogue between Socrates, Gorgias, Polus and Callicles, GORGIAS debates perennial questions about the nature of government and those who aspire to public office.Are high moral standards essential or should we give our preference to the pragmatist who gets things done or negotiates successfully? Should individuals be motivated by a desire for personal power and prestige, or ... Leer más

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Taking the form of a dialogue between Socrates, Gorgias, Polus and Callicles, GORGIAS debates perennial questions about the nature of government and those who aspire to public office.Are high moral standards essential or should we give our preference to the pragmatist who gets things done or negotiates successfully? Should individuals be motivated by a desire for personal power and prestige, or
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Platonism

A Concise History from the Early Academy to Late Antiquity

de Mauro Bonazzi, David Sedley ...

Traducido por Sergio Knipe ...

Series series Classical Scholarship in Translation
The task of philosophy, the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze once wrote, is to 'overturn Platonism'. This might be true, if only we could define what Platonism is. In this clear and accessible book Mauro Bonazzi provides the first comprehensive introduction to ancient Platonism. He begins his story with Plato's Academy before moving on to the sceptical turn which occurred during the Hellenistic ... Leer más

$36.09 USD

The task of philosophy, the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze once wrote, is to 'overturn Platonism'. This might be true, if only we could define what Platonism is. In this clear and accessible book Mauro Bonazzi provides the first comprehensive introduction to ancient Platonism. He begins his story with Plato's Academy before moving on to the sceptical turn which occurred during the Hellenistic
... Leer más
A New History of Western Philosophy

de Anthony Kenny ...

Series series New History of Western Philosophy
This book is no less than a guide to the whole of Western philosophy -- the ideas that have undergirded our civilization for two-and-a-half thousand years. Anthony Kenny tells the story of philosophy from ancient Greece through the Middle Ages and the Enlightenment into the modern world. He introduces us to the great thinkers and their ideas, starting with Plato, Aristotle, and the other founders ... Leer más

$21.89 USD

This book is no less than a guide to the whole of Western philosophy -- the ideas that have undergirded our civilization for two-and-a-half thousand years. Anthony Kenny tells the story of philosophy from ancient Greece through the Middle Ages and the Enlightenment into the modern world. He introduces us to the great thinkers and their ideas, starting with Plato, Aristotle, and the other founders
... Leer más
Right Thing, Right Now

Good Values. Good Character. Good Deeds.

de Ryan Holiday ...

Series series The Stoic Virtues Series
**INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for a life of self-discipline. In this much-anticipated third installment in the Stoic Virtues series, he argues for the necessity of doing what’s right – even when it isn’t easy**For the ancients, everything worth pursuing in life flowed from a strong sense of ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

**INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for a life of self-discipline. In this much-anticipated third installment in the Stoic Virtues series, he argues for the necessity of doing what’s right – even when it isn’t easy**For the ancients, everything worth pursuing in life flowed from a strong sense of
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Letters on Ethics

de Lucius Annaeus Seneca ...

Traducido por Margaret Graver, A. A. Long ...

Series series The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca
"An exceptionally accessible" new translation of "the lively and urgent writings of one of classical antiquity's most important ethicists" ( Choice).The Roman statesman and philosopher Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE) recorded his moral philosophy and reflections on life as a highly original kind of correspondence. Letters on Ethics includes vivid descriptions of town and country life in Nero's Italy, ... Leer más

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"An exceptionally accessible" new translation of "the lively and urgent writings of one of classical antiquity's most important ethicists" ( Choice).The Roman statesman and philosopher Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE) recorded his moral philosophy and reflections on life as a highly original kind of correspondence. Letters on Ethics includes vivid descriptions of town and country life in Nero's Italy,
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Letters from a Stoic

Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium

de Seneca ...

Traducido por Robin Campbell ...

Illuminating writings by Stoicism's most eloquent advocate, now with a new introduction'It is philosophy that has the duty of protecting us... without it no one can lead a life free of fear or worry'For several years of his turbulent life, in which he was dogged by ill health, exile and danger, Seneca was the guiding hand of the Roman Empire. This selection of Seneca's letters shows him upholding ... Leer más

$11.39 USD

Illuminating writings by Stoicism's most eloquent advocate, now with a new introduction'It is philosophy that has the duty of protecting us... without it no one can lead a life free of fear or worry'For several years of his turbulent life, in which he was dogged by ill health, exile and danger, Seneca was the guiding hand of the Roman Empire. This selection of Seneca's letters shows him upholding
... Leer más
Heraclitus: Commentaries on the Fragments of Heraclitus

de Heraclitus ...

If Heraclitus had been born in India rather than Greece, he would have been recognized not only as a philosopher but also as a mystic. The fragments of his words that have been preserved were long rejected as obscure and enigmatic in favor of Aristotle's one-dimensional logic. This book brings Heraclitus' wisdom to the eternal enigmas of life and death, man's spiritual slumber, self-knowledge, and ... Leer más

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If Heraclitus had been born in India rather than Greece, he would have been recognized not only as a philosopher but also as a mystic. The fragments of his words that have been preserved were long rejected as obscure and enigmatic in favor of Aristotle's one-dimensional logic. This book brings Heraclitus' wisdom to the eternal enigmas of life and death, man's spiritual slumber, self-knowledge, and
... Leer más
The Cambridge Companion to the Stoics

Edición de Brad Inwood ...

Series series Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
This unique volume offers an odyssey through the ideas of the Stoics in three particular ways: first, through the historical trajectory of the school itself and its influence; second, through the recovery of the history of Stoic thought; third, through the ongoing confrontation with Stoicism, showing how it refines philosophical traditions, challenges the imagination, and ultimately defines the ... Leer más

$36.89 USD

This unique volume offers an odyssey through the ideas of the Stoics in three particular ways: first, through the historical trajectory of the school itself and its influence; second, through the recovery of the history of Stoic thought; third, through the ongoing confrontation with Stoicism, showing how it refines philosophical traditions, challenges the imagination, and ultimately defines the
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How to Make a Home

An Ancient Guide to Style and Comfort

de Marden Fitzpatrick Nichols, Vitruvius ...

Series series Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
An entertaining and enlightening collection of ancient Roman writings about home design and decorationThe idea that our homes can communicate professional as well as personal identities may seem as new as the work-from-home revolution. But it was second nature to the ancient Romans, for whom the home was in many ways the center of public and private life. Roman authors saw infinite practical and ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

An entertaining and enlightening collection of ancient Roman writings about home design and decorationThe idea that our homes can communicate professional as well as personal identities may seem as new as the work-from-home revolution. But it was second nature to the ancient Romans, for whom the home was in many ways the center of public and private life. Roman authors saw infinite practical and
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Plato Goes to China

The Greek Classics and Chinese Nationalism

de Shadi Bartsch ...

The surprising story of how Greek classics are being pressed into use in contemporary China to support the regime’s political agendaAs improbable as it may sound, an illuminating way to understand today’s China and how it views the West is to look at the astonishing ways Chinese intellectuals are interpreting—or is it misinterpreting?—the Greek classics. In Plato Goes to China, Shadi Bartsch ... Leer más

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The surprising story of how Greek classics are being pressed into use in contemporary China to support the regime’s political agendaAs improbable as it may sound, an illuminating way to understand today’s China and how it views the West is to look at the astonishing ways Chinese intellectuals are interpreting—or is it misinterpreting?—the Greek classics. In Plato Goes to China, Shadi Bartsch
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The Last Days of Socrates

de Plato, Christopher Rowe ...

Traducido por Christopher Rowe ...

Euthyphro/Apology/Crito/Phaedo'Nothing can harm a good man either in life or after death'The trial and condemnation of Socrates on charges of heresy and corrupting young minds is a defining moment in the history of classical Athens. In tracing these events through four dialogues, Plato also developed his own philosophy of a life guided by self-responsibility. Euthyphro finds Socrates outside the ... Leer más

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Euthyphro/Apology/Crito/Phaedo'Nothing can harm a good man either in life or after death'The trial and condemnation of Socrates on charges of heresy and corrupting young minds is a defining moment in the history of classical Athens. In tracing these events through four dialogues, Plato also developed his own philosophy of a life guided by self-responsibility. Euthyphro finds Socrates outside the
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