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A Guide to the Good Life : The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
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A Guide to the Good Life : The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy Hardcover - 2008 - 1st Edition

by Irvine, William B

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Using the psychological insights and the practical techniques of the ancient Roman Stoics, Irvine offers a road map for anyone seeking to avoid the feelings of chronic dissatisfaction that plague so many.

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  • Title A Guide to the Good Life : The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
  • Author Irvine, William B
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, Incorporated, U.S.A.
  • Date 2008-11-04
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 5335404-6
  • ISBN 9780195374612 / 0195374614
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.1 x 5.1 x 1.3 in (18.03 x 12.95 x 3.30 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
  • Library of Congress subjects Stoics
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008010563
  • Dewey Decimal Code 171.2

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Citations

  • Christian Century, 11/17/2009, Page 36
  • Library Journal, 11/01/2008, Page 70

About the author

William B. Irvine is Professor of Philosophy at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. He is the author of On Desire: Why We Want What We Want.