Massimo Pigliucci, PhD, is the K. D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York. His books include How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life and Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk. He has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post, and he blogs at patreon.com/FigsInWinter.
Gregory Lopez is the founder and facilitator of the New
York City Stoics Meetup, and cofounder and board member of The
Stoic Fellowship. He is also on the team for Modern Stoicism, and
co-facilitates Stoic Camp New York with Massimo Pigliucci. In
addition, he is lead editor for Examine.com and editor in chief of
the Examine Research Digest.
A wonderful and potentially life-altering way to encounter the
wisdom of the Stoics, A Handbook for New Stoics provides readers
with structured lessons and exercises to explore Stoic philosophy
alongside the lives they, themselves, are living.--Professor
William B. Irvine, author of A Guide to the Good Life
A wonderfully simple approach to the core concepts and techniques
of Stoicism, A Handbook for New Stoics gives readers an easy way to
train themselves in Stoic practices, broken down into weekly
exercises spanning a whole year. Through this book, Pigliucci and
Lopez have managed to make Stoicism accessible to anyone.--Donald
Robertson, cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist and author of How
to Think Like a Roman Emperor
In an age that equates virtue with frenzies of outrage and
denunciations of others' failings, A Handbook for New Stoics serves
as an inspired self-help cure that, with insight and sympathy, will
nudge you in the direction of the happiness and equanimity born of
strength of character and wisdom.--Rebecca Newberger Goldstein,
author of Plato at the Googleplex and National Humanities Medal
recipient
In this book Pigliucci and Lopez offer a great hands-on
introduction to Stoic philosophy and practice while also providing
valuable ideas for long-time students of Stoicism. Well-researched
and carefully structured with practical exercises that complement
ancient texts, A Handbook for New Stoics will guide you through
Stoic practice step-by-step throughout the year.--Gregory Sadler,
editor of Stoicism Today
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