Come essere stoici
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Ogni qualvolta ci chiediamo cosa mangiare, in che modo amare, o semplicemente come fare a essere felici, ci stiamo in realtà domandando come condurre nel migliore dei modi la nostra vita. Ma dove possiamo trovare, nel mondo di oggi, risposte valide? Il filosofo Massimo Pigliucci propone di non cercarle in lontane tradizioni spirituali orientali, ma di trarre ispirazione dall’antica e più prossima filosofia che guidava Seneca e il grande imperatore Marco Aurelio: lo stoicismo. Risalendo alle sue fonti potremo finalmente rispondere agli interrogativi che assillano quotidianamente noi donne e uomini moderni, da come far fronte alla rabbia o all’ansia al modo in cui risollevarsi dopo una dolorosa esperienza personale. Con questo libro impareremo ad agire sulla base di ciò che è realmente sotto il nostro controllo, e a separare da tutto il resto ciò per cui vale davvero la pena preoccuparsi, così da avere sempre, come auspica una saggia preghiera stoica, «la serenità di accettare le cose che non possiamo cambiare, il coraggio di intervenire su quelle che possiamo cambiare, e la saggezza di distinguere le une dalle altre».
- ISBN: 8811149983
- Casa Editrice: Garzanti
- Pagine: 288
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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
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
My interview with Massimo about the book is at 3:AM Mag here !
3.7 stars It is quite a good book, but with the same breath I want to say "it better be after borrowing so much from its predecessors". I enjoyed particularly the illustrating stories from author's life (although they did not match A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy ) and from liv Leggi tutto
El estoicismo como corriente filosófica que analiza la felicidad basándose su ideal como una guía para la felicidad y del comportamiento moral, defiende una ética basada en la razón de tal manera que el comportamiento deba fundamentarse en la armonía entre la naturaleza y las necesidades humana. Hab Leggi tutto
The philosophy was interesting, as was the style of writing (philosophy articulation via discourse). I enjoyed learning about the core concepts of Stoicism and will explore them in my personal life. However the religious overtones of many of the stories shared in the book, the “faith” like fervor of Leggi tutto
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