Stoicism For Dummies
(Sprache: Englisch)
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Live a more peaceful life with Stoicism Stoicism is the time-honored art of navigating life's ups and downs with moral strength and serenity. Every bit as relevant today as when it was founded in ancient Greece, the Stoic mindset can help you stay calm and balanced no matter what life throws your way. Stoicism For Dummies introduces you to the original ideas of the ancient Stoics and shows how you can adapt them to improve your life in the present. Written in terms anyone can understand, this book offers a simple, practical way of being your best self while dealing with challenges and setbacks.
Inside...
- How Stoicism got started
- Contemporary Stoic thinkers
- Stoicism in everyday life
- Staying sane in times of crisis
- Growing in inner strength and gratitude
- Pros and cons of Stoic thought
- Letting go of negativity
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Stoicism For Dummies “
Introduction 1About This Book 1
Foolish Assumptions 2
Icons Used in This Book 3
Beyond the Book 3
Where to Go from Here 4
Part 1: Ancient Stoicism 5
Chapter 1: Stoicism: A Philosophy for Our Time 7
A Way of Thought for Our Time 8
Hot philosophy in America 9
The Stoic formula 9
What Does "Philosophy" Even Mean? 10
What Wisdom Is and Is Not 11
Two sides of philosophy 12
Philosophy and life 14
Using Wisdom with the Stoics 17
Happiness and freedom 18
When to go to philosophy 20
Chapter 2: Socrates and the Beginnings of Western Philosophy 21
Heraclitus the (Cranky and) Obscure 22
Socrates: The Barefoot Gadfly and General Pain-in-the-Patootie of Ancient Athens 24
Care for the soul 25
Virtue is sufficient for happiness 26
No harm can come to a good person 26
Virtue is knowledge 27
No one does wrong willingly 27
Diogenes of Sinope: Socrates on Steroids 27
Virtue is the only true good 28
Virtue is sufficient for happiness 28
"Follow nature" 29
Be a citizen of the world 29
Chapter 3: The First Stoics 31
The Basic Teachings of Zeno and His Stoic Followers 32
Materialists through and through 32
Belief in Logos 33
Strict determinists 35
Belief in an afterlife 35
Live rationally 36
The good, the evil, and the indifferent 36
Only virtue leads to happiness 37
Why Stoicism Had Its Moment in Ancient Greece and Rome 39
Chapter 4: Stoicism Comes to Rome 41
Seneca and Epictetus 42
Seneca: Wealthy but Frugal 42
Philosophy as a therapy for the emotions 43
Coping with life's hard knocks 44
Controlling anger 45
Epictetus: Slave Turned Philosopher 47
True freedom
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The dichotomy of control 49
Radical acceptance 50
Chapter 5: Marcus Aurelius: Philosopher-Emperor 53
A Stoic Philosopher Comes to the Throne 53
Early influences 54
Conversion to Stoicism 55
Reign as emperor 55
Personal tragedies and death 56
Two Themes in Marcus's Philosophy 58
Impermanence: Reality is flux 58
Pessimism 59
The Demise of Ancient Stoicism 63
The demise of "the old gods" of paganism 63
The rise of competing philosophies 63
Failure to appeal to the masses 63
Attacks by rival philosophical schools 64
Down but not out 64
Part 2: the Stoic Worldview 65
Chapter 6: The Stoic View of Reality 67
Everything Is Made of Matter 68
God and Nature 69
Stoic pantheism 69
The Earth's place in the universe 70
Stoic arguments for God 70
Stoic belief in periodic conflagrations 72
The Place of Humanity in the Cosmos 73
An anthropocentric view 73
Belief in a (temporary) afterlife 74
Finding truth in outdated notions 76
Chapter 7: Providence, Fate, and Free Will 77
"Everything Is Fated" 78
Fatalism gone rogue 79
Free will and responsibility 81
Is God to Blame for Evil? 85
Seneca's response 85
Natural evils and animal pain 86
Are sin and evil caused by God? 87
Stoic Fate and Passivity 88
Divine Providence 89
Part 3: Stoic Ethics 93
Chapter 8: Virtue as the Goal of
The dichotomy of control 49
Radical acceptance 50
Chapter 5: Marcus Aurelius: Philosopher-Emperor 53
A Stoic Philosopher Comes to the Throne 53
Early influences 54
Conversion to Stoicism 55
Reign as emperor 55
Personal tragedies and death 56
Two Themes in Marcus's Philosophy 58
Impermanence: Reality is flux 58
Pessimism 59
The Demise of Ancient Stoicism 63
The demise of "the old gods" of paganism 63
The rise of competing philosophies 63
Failure to appeal to the masses 63
Attacks by rival philosophical schools 64
Down but not out 64
Part 2: the Stoic Worldview 65
Chapter 6: The Stoic View of Reality 67
Everything Is Made of Matter 68
God and Nature 69
Stoic pantheism 69
The Earth's place in the universe 70
Stoic arguments for God 70
Stoic belief in periodic conflagrations 72
The Place of Humanity in the Cosmos 73
An anthropocentric view 73
Belief in a (temporary) afterlife 74
Finding truth in outdated notions 76
Chapter 7: Providence, Fate, and Free Will 77
"Everything Is Fated" 78
Fatalism gone rogue 79
Free will and responsibility 81
Is God to Blame for Evil? 85
Seneca's response 85
Natural evils and animal pain 86
Are sin and evil caused by God? 87
Stoic Fate and Passivity 88
Divine Providence 89
Part 3: Stoic Ethics 93
Chapter 8: Virtue as the Goal of
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Autoren-Porträt von Tom Morris, Gregory Bassham
Tom Morris is author of Philosophy For Dummies and 30 other books. He was a philosophy professor at The University of Notre Dame and now heads The Morris Institute for Human Values. Gregory Bassham is author of The Philosophy Book, an illustrated history of philosophy, and 10 other books. Gregory was a professor of philosophy at King's College.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Tom Morris , Gregory Bassham
- 2024, 1. Auflage, 400 Seiten, Maße: 18,5 x 29 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1394206275
- ISBN-13: 9781394206278
- Erscheinungsdatum: 14.02.2024
Sprache:
Englisch
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