Come essere stoici

Pigliucci could also have subtitled this book A Journey with Epictetus as much of it is written as a conversation between himself and the Greek philosopher. I suppose those with a sound knowledge of philosophy might think of this book as 'pop philosophy' and I suppose in some ways it is. As someone

"Men who made these discoveries before us are not our masters, bur our guides. Truth lies open for all; it has not yet been monopolized." - Seneca quoted in Pigliucci's 'How to Be a Stoic" For me the book was a bit too superficial on Stoicism and focused too much on the author's personal journey. In s Leggi tutto

It’s taken me a long time to write this review as I hoped to be able to impart some of my own experiences/conclusions about ideas and methods contained within the book. But what i’ve learned is that, while I appreciate the features of Stoicism, i’m so far away from being Stoic that I might as well b Leggi tutto

I absolutely loved this book, and found myself reading it in the morning to set my mindset for the day. A great overview of Stoicism, a philosophy I keep accidentally inventing. It's always such a wonderful surprise when you keep having thoughts you can't quite articulate, only to realize someone el Leggi tutto

Sadly, this wasn't what I'd hoped it'd be. But it's also not a bad book. Lately I've become interested in Stoicism. As a philosophy student and later grad student I've always steered away of the classics and the Greeks, as far as that's possible (honestly, I can't remember reading anything else besi Leggi tutto

In How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life , philosopher Massimo Piggliuci offers a friendly and approachable introduction to (and argument for) the Stoic lifestyle. As with many philosophical terms descending from the Greeks, Stoicism has taken on a colloquial connotation a Leggi tutto

I hadn’t read about stoicism before, yet, it puts so well in words many of my life philosophies and practices. Especially those hard for me to explain. Like being ready to lose anything or anyone and caring about them at the same time. Or that I don’t have to be a robot to stay calm if events are ou Leggi tutto

Esta es la mejor introducción, más clara,sencilla y aplicada, a la filosofía más apasionante que existe. Pigliucci es un maestro en el sentido de que es perfectamente capaz de explicar de forma simple lo complejo, sin que deje de ser apasionante y útil. Hasta hace poco yo hubiera dicho que el Manual Leggi tutto

My interview with Massimo about the book is at 3:AM Mag here !

Massimo Pigliucci is an important voice in the modern Stoicism movement. Instead of lecturing readers on academic philosophy he’s chosen to provide them with a practical guide to living like a Stoic in the real world. He shows that Stoicism can provide a philosophy of life consistent with a modern s Leggi tutto