A philosophy still relevant in the modern world, Pigliucci shows how you can apply stoicism to your everyday life and make it more meaningful.
Massimo Pigliucci is the K.D Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York. He has a doctorate in genetics from the University of Ferrar (Italy), a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Connecticut, and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Tennessee. His research interests include the relationship between science and philosophy and the nature of pseudoscience.
Pigliucci makes a good case for Stoicism and living stoically
*Daily Telegraph*
A good case for the enduring relevance of 2,000-year-old
precepts
*TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT*
In this thought-provoking book, Massimo Pigliucci shares his
journey of discovering the power of Stoic practices in a
philosophical dialogue with one of Stoicism's greatest
teachers.
*RYAN HOLIDAY, bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way and
The Daily Stoic*
Excellent
*The Guardian*
As its title suggests, How to Be a Stoic is a how-to book, but one
of a very high order. Yes, Massimo Pigliucci gives his readers
advice on how to live a happy and meaningful life. He is careful,
though, to put a secure foundation under that advice by explaining
who the ancient Stoics were and how they arrived at the conclusions
they did. Do you want to avoid wasting the one life you have to
live? Read this book!
*WILLIAM B. IRVINE, author of A Guide to the Good Life*
How to Be a Stoic proves many things: that the ancient school of
Stoicism is superbly relevant to our times; that profound wisdom
can be delivered in lively, breezy prose; and that Massimo
Pigliucci is uniquely gifted at translating philosophy into terms
helpful for alleviating and elevating the lives of many
*REBECCA NEWBERGER GOLDSTEIN, author of Plato at the
Googleplex*
This is a lucid, engaging, and persuasive book about what it means
to pursue Stoic ideals in the here and now. Massimo Pigliucci's
imaginary conversations with Epictetus carry the reader
effortlessly along while grounding the discussion firmly in the
ancient Stoic tradition-and in his own life experience. The result
is a compelling picture of a Stoic way of life that is consistent
with contemporary science and philosophy, and is both eminently
ethical and down-to-earth practical. It will be inviting to Stoics
and non-Stoics alike who are willing to reason together seriously
about how (and why) to be a modern Stoic.
*LAWRENCE C. BECKER, author of A New Stoicism*
If you want to learn the ways of Stoicism, and you're living in the
21st century, this should be one of the first books you read.
Massimo has written a fine primer for the aspiring Marcus
Aurelius.
*DONALD J. ROBERTSON, author of The Philosophy of CBT and Stoicism
and the Art of Happiness*
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