Meditations A New Translation, A Guide to the Good Life[Hardcover], How to Be a Stoic 3 Books Collection Set

Meditations A New Translation, A Guide to the Good Life[Hardcover], How to Be a Stoic 3 Books Collection Set Description: Meditations: A New Translation: Nearly two thousand years after it was written, Meditations remains profoundly relevant for anyone seeking to lead a meaningful life. Few ancient works have been as influential as the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, philosopher and emperor of Rome (A.D. 161–180). A series of spiritual exercises filled with wisdom, practical guidance, and profound understanding of human behavior, it remains one of the greatest works of spiritual and ethical reflection ever written., A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy: One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discover at the end that we have wasted our life. In A Guide to the Good Life, William B. Irvine plumbs the wisdom of Stoic philosophy, one of the most popular and successful schools of thought in ancient Rome, and shows how its insight and advice are still remarkably applicable to modern lives., How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life: In the tradition of How to Live and How Proust Can Change Your Life, a philosopher asks how ancient Stoicism can help us flourish today Whenever we worry about what to eat, how to love, or simply how to be happy, we are worrying about how to lead a good life. No goal is more elusive.