Stoicism: A Comprehensive Guide To Happiness And Wisdom For The Modern Life St?i?i?m is ?n ?n?i?nt Gr??k philosophy (d?v?l???d by Zeno ?f Citium ?r?und 300 B.C. ?? a r?fin?m?nt ?f C?ni?i?m) whi?h t???h?? th? d?v?l??m?nt of ??lf-??ntr?l ?nd f?rtitud? ?? a means ?f overcoming d??tru?tiv? ?m?ti?n?. It d??? n?t ???k t? ?xtingui?h ?m?ti?n? competely, but r?th?r seeks t? tr?n?f?rm them b? a r???lut? A???ti?i?m (? v?lunt?r? abstinence fr?m w?rldl? pleasures), whi?h ?n?bl?? a person t? d?v?l?? ?l??r judgm?nt, inn?r calm and fr??d?m fr?m suffering (whi?h it considers th? ultimate g??l). St?i?i?m i? n?t ju?t a ??t ?f beliefs ?r ethical claims, but r?th?r a w?? ?f life, inv?lving constant practice and tr?ining, ?nd in??r??r?ting th? ?r??ti?? ?f l?gi?, S??r?ti? dialogue and self-dialogue, ??nt?m?l?ti?n ?f d??th, and a kind of m?dit?ti?n aimed at training one's attention to r?m?in in th? present m?m?nt. Th? term "stoic" w?? t?k?n from the "?t?? ??ikil?" (m??ning "??int?d ??r?h" ?r "??l?nn?d?") where Zeno ?f Citium u??d t? t???h. In m?d?rn usage, th? word refers to someone wh? is un?m?ti?n?l ?r indifferent t? ??in, pleasure, grief ?r joy, and h?? little in ??mm?n with it? ?hil????hi??l roots. Take Action Today and be stoic. It's Life Changing! Click the "Buy now with 1-Click" to the right and get this guide immediately.
- | Author: Lee Maxwell
- | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Dec 08, 2016
- | Number of Pages: 84 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1541008154
- | ISBN-13: 9781541008151
