euan 's review for:

Stoicism and the Art of Happiness (Teach Yourself) by Donald J. Robertson

4.0

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This is an excellent grounding in the ideas of the Stoics. Lots of clear explanation of their ideas and translated into our modern situation. I have also read William Irvine's "A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy", which is also worth reading, but a bit more interpretative of the original texts and less practical than this. I am currently reading a lot about Stoic philosophy, along with translations of the original writing by Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius, and finding the combination of practical advice for living a good life with fascinating insights into how little the things that worry humans have changed over millennia, really enthralling.