A Field Guide to a Happy Life: 53 Brief Lessons for Living

by Massimo Pigliucci

Book Overview

A brilliant philosopher reimagines Stoicism for our modern age in this thought-provoking guide to a better life.
For more than two thousand years, Stoicism has offered a message of resilience in the face of hardship. Little wonder, then, that it is having such a revival in our own troubled times. But there is no denying how weird it can be: Is it really the case that we shouldn't care about our work, our loved ones, or our own lives? According...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541646932
• ISBN13: 9781541646933
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 7.1"