Stoicism and the Art of Happiness: Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life

by Donald J. Robertson

Book Overview

The stoics lived a long time ago, but they had some startling insights into the human condition - insights which endure to this day. The philosophical tradition, founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium in 301 BC, endured as an active movement for almost 500 years, and contributions from dazzling minds such as Cicero, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius helped create a body of thought with an extraordinary goal - to provide a rational, healthy way of living in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473674786
• ISBN13: 9781473674783
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Teach Yourself
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.7"