A Guide to the Good Life (The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy)

CONTENT

PART ONE

THE RISE OF STOICISM

ONE

Philosophy Takes an Interest in Life

TWO

The First Stoics

THREE

Roman Stoicism

PART TWO

STOIC PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES

FOUR

Negative Visualization: What’s the Worst That Can Happen?

FIVE

The Dichotomy of Control: On Becoming Invincible

SIX

Fatalism: Letting Go of the Past . . . and the Present

SEVEN

Self-Denial: On Dealing with the Dark Side of Pleasure

EIGHT

Meditation: Watching Ourselves Practice Stoicism

PART THREE

STOIC ADVICE

NINE

Duty: On Loving Mankind

TEN

Social Relations: On Dealing with Other People

ELEVEN

Insults: On Putting Up with Put-Downs

TWELVE

Grief: On Vanquishing Tears with Reason

THIRTEEN

Anger: On Overcoming Anti-Joy

FOURTEEN

Personal Values: On Seeking Fame

FIFTEEN

Personal Values: On Luxurious Living

SIXTEEN

Exile: On Surviving a Change of Place

SEVENTEEN

Old Age: On Being Banished to a Nursing Home

EIGHTEEN

Dying: On a Good End to a Good Life

NINETEEN

On Becoming a Stoic: Start Now and Prepare to Be Mocked

PART FOUR

STOICISM FOR MODERN LIVES

TWENTY

The Decline of Stoicism

TWENTY-ONE

Stoicism Reconsidered

TWENTY-TWO

Practicing Stoicism

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