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Stoic Wisdom
- Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
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Summary
Drawing on the wisdom of Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and others, Nancy Sherman's Stoic Wisdom presents a compelling modern Stoicism that teaches grit, resilience, and the importance of close relationships in addressing life's biggest and smallest challenges.
A renowned expert in ancient and modern ethics, Sherman relates how Stoic methods of examining beliefs and perceptions can help us correct distortions in what we believe, see, and feel. Her study reveals a profound insight about the Stoics: They never believed, as Stoic popularizers often hold, that rugged self-reliance or indifference to the world around us is at the heart of living well. We are at home in the world, they insisted, when we are connected to each other in cooperative efforts. We build resilience and goodness through our deepest relationships.
Bringing ancient ideas to bear on 21st-century concerns, from workers facing stress and burnout to first responders in a pandemic, from soldiers on the battlefield to citizens fighting for racial justice, Sherman shows how Stoicism can help us fulfill the promise of our shared humanity. In nine lessons that combine ancient pithy quotes and daily exercises with contemporary ethics and psychology, Stoic Wisdom is a field manual for the art of living well.
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- Don Big Shoes
- 21-08-24
A good guide
I liked the mix of ancient stoic wisdom unpacked alongside contemporary examples, as well as comparison with other schools of thought. I particularly liked the over arching direction of the book not only for our own self development but the betterment of our own humanity to improve the humanity of society as a whole. This was my first exposure to a guide on stoicism, and I found it informative and practical.
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- RS
- 18-01-24
An enjoyable non-pop account of stoicism
Having read a lot of books about philosophy and stoicism, this was one of the better. Nancy Sherman has a profound and important perspective on philosophy from her life's work, particularly that relating to combat and conflict. The narrative of the book (unlike others in this area - particularly stoicism) wasn't pop philosophy, it's careful and considered. For me this sets it apart from many others.
I personally didn't enjoy the narration, I thought that could have been better, but it didn't detract too much from the story of the book.
In contrast to the other reviewer, I thought the political perspectives in this book were spot on. Even if you disagree with her political stance, to insist that politics do not belong in philosophy is just bizarre. Philosophy is all about understanding the world, from the individual to the population, and that naturally includes considerations of politics. This is particularly the case for stoicism, where involvement in politics and the daily living of society is seen as a personal obligation and is firmly embedded in its approach.
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- Mr Thomas R D Law
- 23-08-23
Re-hash of far better offerings
Very disappointing, do not waste your life on this book, there are far better authored, and many more, better narrated.
Having enjoyed dozens of books in the same arena I can say with confidence, this is a less than stellar re-hash, of far better offerings out there.
Narration feels pseudo comical, and forced (Read - Just doing a job, not really interested in the content, I'll over-egg my voice to sound like I am interested!).
Leave politics out of it! Why this authors seizes the opportunity, within the first five minutes, to proffer that the stoicism revival appeals to ‘alt right’, amongst others, is disappointing.
Leave politics out of it, especially your own.
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