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  • Stoicism

  • A Stoic Approach to Modern Life
  • By: Tom Miles
  • Narrated by: Adam Schulmerich
  • Length: 53 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (47 ratings)

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By: Tom Miles
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Summary

It's a well-recorded phenomenon that words are liable to develop different meanings in common modern usage compared to those they had their origins and how people "in the know" would use them. This is doubly true for philosophical concepts - the word Epicurean, for example, has been transmuted from identifying the very sober and level teachings of the Greek philosopher Epicurus to being a synonym for wanton pleasure-seeking and hedonism.

Stoicism hasn't suffered as severe a distortion. The modern understanding of what it means to be stoical is never showing any form of outward emotion regardless of all circumstances, good or bad, and indeed not having any emotions whatsoever. The entire species of the Vulcans in the popular science fiction franchise Star Trek exemplifies the popular definition. But it's easy to recognize an absence of outward emotion as not necessarily being a good thing; it is possible, after all, for someone to have a calm and blank exterior and yet be screaming inside. Having no internal emotion at all is also a less-than-ideal situation, as well. Without emotion, how could one possibly enjoy life?

Being immune to the negatives and vicissitudes of life in this way is something we can all stand to benefit from. Our modern lives are so full of worries and insecurities, and peace and fulfillment are something most people try to find outside of themselves. Stoicism teaches that these are things we can only find from inside ourselves, and gives us the tools and mindset necessary to build them up.

What this audiobook will endeavor to do is to introduce the philosophy of Stoicism to the modern person and make a case for how it can drastically improve our outlook and quality of life.

©2015 Tom Miles (P)2015 HRD Publishing
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surprisingly applicable to modern life.

I first heard about stoicism in the book antidote and wanted to find out more. this book doesn't really go into any great depth but gives a very simple overview of stoicism and how it can be applied to modern day life (which it turns out has resonated surprisingly well with me).

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Really good value book

This book is well narrated. It is not very long but the price reflects that. I enjoyed it.

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Excellent.

An extremely good, non hyperbolic explanation of stoicism and how to apply it. no excessive information, no overexplanation. simple, quick and condensed audiobook for any stage of stoic. thank you.

p.s. i recieved a free copy of this book at my request and have left this unbiased review of my own volition.

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