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<b>Think like a Stoic: Ancient Wisdom for Today’s World</b> is an enlightening introduction to Stoicism. Over 25 lessons, you’ll review the lasting influence of Stoic ideas through time, consider what it means to be a Stoic in the 21st century, and participate in workshops and exercises that make up a how-to manual for the modern Stoic.

Syllabus

01: How to Live like a Stoic Sage
02: Stoicism from Heraclitus to Thoreau
03: The Stoic Garden: Physics, Ethics, Logic
04: How Stoics Understand Providence
05: Using Stoic Ethics to Achieve Happiness
06: The Stoics on Desire and Discipline
07: The Stoics on Interacting with Others
08: The Stoics on Decision-Making
09: Seneca’s Letters to Lucilius
10: Seneca on Anger Management
11: Seneca on Grief and Distress
12: Epictetus on the Importance of Reason
13: Epictetus on Overcoming Fear
14: Epictetus on Desire, Action, and Judgment
15: Epictetus on How to Be Free
16: A Manual for the Good Life: The Enchiridion
17: Marcus Aurelius on Being Thankful
18: Marcus Aurelius, Virtue, and the Vineyard
19: Marcus Aurelius on Managing Turmoil
20: From Stoic Self-Mastery to Cosmopolitanism
21: Drawing Inspiration from Stoic Role Models
22: How Stoics Bear Responsibility and Conflict
23: Misusing and Misunderstanding Stoicism
24: Stoicism for Everyday Life
25: Four Family Problems and Stoic Solutions
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Massimo Pigliucci

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