02551nam 2200601Ia 450 991078259690332120230721033321.00-19-772988-60-19-979262-31-281-82603-097866118260310-19-970556-9(CKB)1000000000554205(EBL)415040(OCoLC)299375837(SSID)ssj0000166472(PQKBManifestationID)11154552(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000166472(PQKBWorkID)10161241(PQKB)10583148(Au-PeEL)EBL415040(CaPaEBR)ebr10254402(CaONFJC)MIL182603(MiAaPQ)EBC415040(EXLCZ)99100000000055420520080307d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA guide to the good life[electronic resource] the ancient art of Stoic joy /William B. IrvineOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20091 online resource (329 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-537461-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: A Plan for Living; PART ONE: THE RISE OF STOICISM; PART TWO: STOIC PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PART THREE: STOIC ADVICE; PART FOUR: STOICISM FOR MODERN LIVES; A Stoic Reading Program; Notes; Works Cited; IndexIntroduction. Part One: The Rise of Stoicism. The Birth of Philosophy. The First Stoics. The Roman Stoics. Part Two: Stoic Psychological Techniques. Negative Visualization: What's the Worst That Can Happen?. The Dichotomy of Control: On Becoming Invincible. Fatalism: Letting Go of the Past . . . and the Present. Self-Denial: On Dealing with the Dark Side of Pleasure. Meditation: Watching Ourselves Practice Stoicism. Part Three: Stoic Advice. Duty: On Loving Mankind. Social Relations: On Dealing with Other People. Insults: On Putting Up with Put-Downs. Grief: On Conquering Tears with Reason. AnStoicsPhilosophy, AncientStoics.Philosophy, Ancient.171.2171/.2Irvine William Braxton1952-202256MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782596903321A guide to the good life3826873UNINA