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A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy (English Edition) 4 nov. 2008

par William B. Irvine

( 2 109 )

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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.

In A Guide to the Good Life, Irvine offers a refreshing presentation of Stoicism, showing how this ancient philosophy can still direct us toward a better life. Using the psychological insights and the practical techniques of the Stoics, Irvine offers a roadmap for anyone seeking to avoid the feelings of chronic dissatisfaction that plague so many of us. Irvine looks at various Stoic techniques for attaining tranquility and shows how to put these techniques to work in our own life. As he does so, he describes his own experiences practicing Stoicism and offers valuable first-hand advice for anyone wishing to live better by following in the footsteps of these ancient philosophers. Readers learn how to minimize worry, how to let go of the past and focus our efforts on the things we can control, and how to deal with insults, grief, old age, and the distracting temptations of fame and fortune. We learn from Marcus Aurelius the importance of prizing only things of true value, and from Epictetus we learn how to be more content with what we have.

Finally, A Guide to the Good Life shows readers how to become thoughtful observers of their own lives. If we watch ourselves as we go about our daily business and later reflect on what we saw, we can better identify the sources of distress and eventually avoid that pain in our life. By doing this, the Stoics thought, we can hope to attain a truly joyful life.

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The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient (English Edition) 3 sept. 2019

par William B. Irvine

( 691 )

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“The ultimate mental fitness program” (David Heinemeier Hansson, coauthor of Rework), The Stoic Challenge teaches us how to respond to the challenges of our increasingly unpredictable age.

In this practical, refreshingly optimistic guide, philosopher William B. Irvine explains how centuries-old wisdom can help us better cope with everything from the everyday stresses of modern living to its significant crises. The Stoic Challenge uniquely combines insights from ancient Stoics like Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus with techniques discovered by contemporary psychological research, such as anchoring and framing. The result is Irvine’s surprisingly simple, updated “Stoic test strategy,” which teaches us how to dramatically alter our emotional response to life’s stumbling blocks. Not only can we overcome these obstacles?we can benefit from them, too.

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On Desire: Why We Want What We Want (English Edition) 1 nov. 2005

par William B. Irvine

( 101 )

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A married person falls deeply in love with someone else. A man of average income feels he cannot be truly happy unless he owns an expensive luxury car. A dieter has an irresistible craving for ice cream. Desires often come to us unbidden and unwanted, and they can have a dramatic impact, sometimes changing the course of our lives.

In On Desire, William B. Irvine takes us on a wide-ranging tour of our impulses, wants, and needs, showing us where these feelings come from and how we can try to rein them in. Spicing his account with engaging observations by writers like Seneca, Tolstoy, and Freud, Irvine considers the teachings of Buddhists, Hindus, the Amish, Shakers, and Catholic saints, as well as those of ancient Greek and Roman and modern European philosophers. Irvine also looks at what modern science can tell us about desire--such as what happens in the brain when we desire something and how animals evolved particular desires--and he advances a new theory about how desire itself evolved. Irvine also suggests that at the same time that we gained the ability to desire, we were "programmed" to find some things more desirable than others. Irvine concludes that the best way to attain lasting happiness is not to change the world around us or our place in it, but to change ourselves. If we can convince ourselves to want what we already have, we can dramatically enhance our happiness.

Brimming with wisdom and practical advice, On Desire offers a thoughtful approach to controlling unwanted passions and attaining a more meaningful life.

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Musonius Rufus: Lectures and Sayings (English Edition) 23 mars 2013

par Cynthia King, William Irvine

( 132 )

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Musonius Rufus (c. AD 30–100) was one of the four great Roman Stoic philosophers, the other three being Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and Musonius’ pupil Epictetus. During his life, Musonius’ Stoicism was put to the test, most notably during an exile to Gyaros, a barren island in the Aegean Sea.

Because Stoicism was, for Musonius, not merely a philosophy but a prescription for daily living, he has been called “the Roman Socrates.” MUSONIUS RUFUS: LECTURES AND SAYINGS will therefore be welcomed by those who seek insight into the practice of Stoicism.

In this volume, readers will find Cynthia King’s translation of Musonius’ lectures, as recorded by his pupil Lucius; the sayings attributed to Musonius by ancient writers; an exchange of letters between Musonius and Apollonius of Tyana; and a letter from Musonius to Pankratides. This volume also includes a preface by William B. Irvine, author of A GUIDE TO THE GOOD LIFE: THE ANCIENT ART OF STOIC JOY.

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El arte de la buena vida: Un camino hacia la alegría estoica (El arte de...) (Spanish Edition) 11 juin 2019

par William B. Irvine, Antonio Francisco Rodríguez Esteban

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Uno de los grandes temores al que muchos de nosotros nos enfrentamos es descubrir al final que hemos desperdiciado nuestra vida, a pesar de todos nuestros esfuerzos. En El arte de la buena vida, William B. Irvine explora la sabiduría de la filosofía estoica, una de las escuelas de pensamiento más populares y exitosas de la antigua Roma, y muestra cómo sus ideas y consejos aún pueden aplicarse hoy en día.

Utilizando los conocimientos psicológicos y las técnicas prácticas de los estoicos, Irvine ofrece una hoja de ruta para quienes buscan evitar los sentimientos de insatisfacción crónica que nos aquejan. Los lectores aprenderán cómo minimizar sus preocupaciones, cómo dejar de lado el pasado y centrar sus esfuerzos en las cosas que podemos controlar, y cómo lidiar con los insultos, el dolor, la vejez y las tentaciones que distraen como la fama y la fortuna. Aprenderemos de Marco Aurelio la importancia de valorar solo cosas de verdadero valor, y de Epícteto a estar más contentos con lo que tenemos.

Si nos observamos a nosotros mismos en nuestro trabajo diario y luego reflexionamos sobre lo que vivimos, podremos identificar mejor las fuentes de angustia y evitar el dolor. Solo así, pensaron los estoicos, podremos esperar alcanzar una vida verdaderamente feliz.

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A Slap in the Face: Why Insults Hurt--And Why They Shouldn't (English Edition) 1 févr. 2013

par William B. Irvine

( 54 )

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Insults are part of the fabric of daily life. But why do we insult each other? Why do insults cause us such pain? Can we do anything to prevent or lessen this pain? Most importantly, how can we overcome our inclination to insult others?

In A Slap in the Face, William Irvine undertakes a wide-ranging investigation of insults, their history, the role they play in social relationships, and the science behind them. He examines not just memorable zingers, such as Elizabeth Bowen's description of Aldous Huxley as "The stupid person's idea of a clever person," but subtle insults as well, such as when someone insults us by reporting the insulting things others have said about us: "I never read bad reviews about myself," wrote entertainer Oscar Levant, "because my best friends invariably tell me about them." Irvine also considers the role insults play in our society: they can be used to cement relations, as when a woman playfully teases her husband, or to enforce a social hierarchy, as when a boss publicly berates an employee. He goes on to investigate the many ways society has tried to deal with insults-by adopting codes of politeness, for example, and outlawing hate speech-but concludes that the best way to deal with insults is to immunize ourselves against them: We need to transform ourselves in the manner recommended by Stoic philosophers. We should, more precisely, become insult pacifists, trying hard not to insult others and laughing off their attempts to insult us.

A rousing follow-up to A Guide to the Good Life, A Slap in the Face will interest anyone who's ever delivered an insult or felt the sting of one--in other words, everyone.

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Eine Anleitung zum guten Leben: Wie Sie die alte Kunst des Stoizismus für Ihr Leben nutzen (German Edition) 8 nov. 2020

par William B. Irvine, Karin Schuler, Franziska Knupper

( 43 )

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Eine der größten Ängste, denen viele von uns gegenüberstehen, ist, dass wir trotz all unserer Bemühungen am Ende feststellen, dass wir unser Leben verschwendet haben. Doch der Stoizismus, eine der populärsten Denkschulen des alten Roms, ist auch heute noch unübertroffen in seiner Weisheit – mit dem Ziel, Ängste zu bewältigen und den Weg zu einem ausgeglichenen Leben zu weisen.

William Irvine greift die psychologischen Ansätze sowie praktischen Techniken auf und zeigt, basierend auf eigenen Erfahrungen mit der Umsetzung der philosophischen Prinzipien, wie sie jeder in seinem eigenen Leben anwenden kann und damit in die Fußstapfen der alten
Philosophen tritt.

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Von der Herausforderung, ein Stoiker zu sein: Ein philosophisches Handbuch für mehr Stärke, Seelenruhe und Resilienz (German Edition) 20 mars 2022

par William B. Irvine, Ursula Held, Karin Schuler

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Manche Menschen erholen sich scheinbar mühelos von Rückschlägen, andere zerbrechen daran. Wir denken oft, dass diese Reaktionen unvermeidlich sind, aber das ist zum Glück nicht der Fall. Der Stoizismus, eine der erfolgreichsten Denkschulen aus dem alten Rom, bietet einen alternativen Ansatz: Er lehrt uns, jede Herausforderung als Charaktertest zu betrachten und unsere emotionale Reaktion darauf bewusst zu steuern.
Der renommierte Philosoph William B. Irvine kombiniert auf einzigartige Weise antike stoische Erkenntnisse zur Verbesserung der Lebensqualität mit Techniken, die von der zeitgenössischen psychologischen Forschung entdeckt wurden, wie z. B. Ankern und Framing. Das Ergebnis ist eine überraschend einfache Strategie für den Umgang mit unangenehmen und unerwarteten Herausforderungen im Leben – von kleinen Ärgernissen wie einem Stau auf der Autobahn bis hin zu großen Rückschlägen wie denen des Physikers Stephen Hawking, der langsam seine Bewegungsfähigkeit verlor, und des Schriftstellers Jean-Dominique Bauby, der unter dem Locked-in-Syndrom litt.
Irvine zeigt, wie wir die Stolpersteine des Lebens in Gelegenheiten verwandeln können, um ruhiger, zäher und widerstandsfähiger zu werden. Wir können nicht nur alltägliche Hindernisse überwinden, wir können sogar von ihnen profitieren.

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You: A Natural History (English Edition) 7 sept. 2018

par William B. Irvine

( 16 )

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What are you? Obviously, you are a person with human ancestors that can be plotted on a family tree, but you have other identities as well. According to evolutionary biologists, you are a member of the species Homo sapiens and as such have ancestral species that can be plotted on the tree of life. According to microbiologists, you are a collection of cells, each of which has a cellular ancestry that goes back billions of years. A geneticist, though, will think of you primarily as a gene-replication machine and might produce a tree that reveals the history of any given gene. And finally, a physicist will give a rather different answer to the identity question: you can best be understood as a collection of atoms, each of which has a very long history. Some have been around since the Big Bang, and others are the result of nuclear fusion that took place within a star. Not only that, but most of your atoms belonged to other living things before joining you. From your atoms' point of view, then, you are just a way station on a multibillion-year-long journey.

You: A Natural History offers a multidisciplinary investigation of your hyperextended family tree, going all the way back to the Big Bang. And while your family tree may contain surprises, your hyperextended history contains some truly amazing stories. As the result of learning more about who and what you are, and about how you came to be here, you will likely see the world around you with fresh eyes. You will also become aware of all the one-off events that had to take place for your existence to be possible: stars had to explode, the earth had to be hit 4.5 billion years ago by a planetesimal and 65 million years ago by an asteroid, microbes had to engulf microbes, the African savanna had to undergo climate change, and of course, any number of your direct ancestors had to meet and mate. It is difficult, on becoming aware of just how contingent your own existence is, not to feel very lucky to be part of our universe.

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With Two Oars: Reflections on Sculling (English Edition) 26 févr. 2015

par William B. Irvine

( 19 )

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WITH TWO OARS explores the art and science of sculling. Written with intermediate and advanced-intermediate rowers in mind, it addresses questions any thoughtful rower will want answered, including these: What is boat set, and why is it important? Who is smarter, rowers or their oars? How can you avoid splashing at the catch? How can you row "with your ears"? Where should your foot stretchers be set? What role does hydrodynamic lift play in sculling? Should your hands be symmetrical at the catch? Why should strong rowers care about form?

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Aha!: The Moments of Insight that Shape Our World (English Edition) 1 déc. 2014

par William B. Irvine

( 17 )

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Great ideas often develop gradually after studying a problem at length--but not always. Sometimes, an insight hits like a bolt from the blue. For Archimedes, clarity struck while he was taking a bath. For Gustav Mahler, it came as the blades of his oars touched the water. And for Albert Einstein, it emerged while he was talking to a friend. Why do these moments of insight strike so suddenly? Why do they so often come to us when we are focused on something completely unrelated? And when great ideas "come to" us, where do they come from?

In Aha!: The Moments of Insight that Shape Our World, philosopher William B. Irvine, author of A Guide to the Good Life and On Desire, explores these epiphanies, from the minor insights that strike us all daily, to the major realizations that alter the course of history. Focusing on aha moments as they take place in five different domains--religion, morality, science, math, and art--Irvine provides case studies that shed light on the different ways epiphanies happen in the different domains, and on their differing social impact. Along the way, he describes some of the great aha moments in history, from ancient times to the present day.

We like to think that our greatest thoughts are the product of our conscious mind. Irvine demonstrates, though, that it is our unconscious mind that is the source of our most significant insights, and that the role the conscious mind plays in eliciting these insights is to try, unsuccessfully, to solve certain problems. Only if the conscious mind is willing to do this--and thereby experience considerable frustration--is the unconscious mind likely to reward it with a breakthrough insight-that the conscious mind will then take credit for.

Irvine explores not only the neuroscience of aha moments but also their personal and social ramifications. How does a person respond to having a breakthrough insight that goes against a dominant paradigm? And how does the world respond when she shares that insight? Irvine shows that in many cases, what is most remarkable about those who have had the great insights of human history is not their but their courage and perseverance in fighting for the world to accept those insights.

Aha! is a must-read for cognitive scientists, intellectual historians, philosophers, and anyone who has ever been blown away by the ideas that enlighten us when we least expect it.

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