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The Practicing Stoic
- Author
- Ward Farnsworth
- Narrator
- John Lescault
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 25 December 2018
- Run Time
- 9 hours 57 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The great insights of the Stoics are spread over a wide range of ancient sources. This book brings them all together for the first time. It systematically presents what the various Stoic philosophers said on every important topic, accompanied by an eloquent commentary that is clear and concise. The result is a set of philosophy lessons for everyone—the most valuable wisdom of ages past made available for our times, and for all time.
Critics Review
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“As befits a good Stoic, Farnsworth’s expository prose exhibits both clarity and an unflappable calm…Throughout The Practicing Stoic, Farnsworth beautifully integrates his own observations with scores of quotations from Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Montaigne and others. As a result, this isn’t just a book to read—it’s a book to return to, a book that will provide perspective and consolation at times of heartbreak or calamity.”
Washington Post
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Details
- Author
- Ward Farnsworth
- Narrator
- John Lescault
- Duration
- 9 hours 57 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 December 2018
- ISBN
- 9781982606015
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Ethics and moral philosophy, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Literary essays
Synopsis
The great insights of the Stoics are spread over a wide range of ancient sources. This book brings them all together for the first time. It systematically presents what the various Stoic philosophers said on every important topic, accompanied by an eloquent commentary that is clear and concise. The result is a set of philosophy lessons for everyone—the most valuable wisdom of ages past made available for our times, and for all time.
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