03365nam 2200733Ia 450 991095621580332120251208233034.00-19-772988-60-19-979262-31-281-82603-097866118260310-19-970556-910.1093/oso/9780195374612.001.0001(CKB)1000000000554205(EBL)415040(OCoLC)299375837(SSID)ssj0000166472(PQKBManifestationID)11154552(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000166472(PQKBWorkID)10161241(PQKB)10583148(Au-PeEL)EBL415040(CaPaEBR)ebr10254402(CaONFJC)MIL182603(OCoLC)1406784119(StDuBDS)9780197729885(OCoLC) 213495186(FINmELB)ELB165891(ODN)ODN0004961306(MiAaPQ)EBC415040(EXLCZ)99100000000055420520080307d2009 uy 0engurnn#---unuuntxtccrA guide to the good life the ancient art of Stoic joy /William B. Irvine1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20091 online resource (329 p.)Oxford scholarship onlineFormerly CIP.UkPreviously issued in print: 2008.0-19-537461-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.The rise of stoicism -- Philosophy takes an interest in life -- The first stoics -- Roman stoicism -- 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 -- Stoic advice -- Duty : on loving mankind -- Social relations : on dealing with other people -- Insults : on putting up with put-downs -- Grief : on vanquishing tears with reason -- Anger : on overcoming anti-joy -- Personal values : on seeking fame -- Personal values : on luxurious living -- Exile : on surviving a change of place -- Old age : on being banished to a nursing home -- Dying : on a good end to a good life -- On becoming a stoic : start now and prepare to be mocked -- Stoicism for modern lives -- The decline of stoicism -- Stoicism reconsidered -- Practicing stoicism.One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discover at the end that we have wasted our life. Irvine plumbs the wisdom of Stoic philosophy, and shows how its insight and advice are still remarkably applicable to modern lives.Oxford scholarship online.StoicsPhilosophy, AncientStoics.Philosophy, Ancient.171.2171/.2PHI000000PHI002000REL036000bisacshIrvine William Braxton1952-202256MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910956215803321A guide to the good life4379474UNINA