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A review by jodumagpi
How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life by Massimo Pigliucci
5.0
I enjoyed this one. It is the first "guide" book to Stoicism that I have ever read so I do not know how this compares with other books. As an entry-level book, I think it provides all the basic knowledge that there is when it comes to Stoicism. After all, it is a very simple philosophy. The book is divided into parts, each tied to a specific Stoic virtue, which makes it a well-structured guide. Each chapter presents various real-life situations, from other Stoics and from the author himself, wherein they have successfully integrated Stoic principles.
If you are just curious about the basics of Stoicism, you can read about it in the last chapter (14), which I think is a good summary of the entire book. But if you are like me, who is curious about how practical this philosophy is, read the rest of the book for some anecdotes from the Stoics themselves.
If you are just curious about the basics of Stoicism, you can read about it in the last chapter (14), which I think is a good summary of the entire book. But if you are like me, who is curious about how practical this philosophy is, read the rest of the book for some anecdotes from the Stoics themselves.