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  • Discourses, Fragments, Handbook

    by Epictetus, Christopher Gill ...
    Translated by Robin Hard ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'About things that are within our power and those that are not.' Epictetus's Discourses have been the most widely read and influential of all writings of Stoic philosophy, from antiquity onwards. They set out the core ethical principles of Stoicism in a form designed to help people put them into practice and to use them as a basis for leading a good human life. Epictetus was a teacher, and a freed ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

  • Stoic Ethics: The Basics

    by Christopher Gill, Brittany Polat ...
    Series series The Basics
    At a time of unprecedented interest in Stoicism, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to Stoic ethics for students and for readers interested in Stoic life-guidance.It combines an explanation of the main philosophical ideas in ancient Stoic ethics by Christopher Gill with discussion of how to put these ideas into practice in our own lives by Brittany Polat.The first seven chapters examine ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Meditations: with selected correspondence

    with selected correspondence

    by Robin Hard ...
    Translated by Christopher Gill ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'Do not act as if you had ten thousand years to live ... while you have life in you, while you still can, make yourself good.' The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) is a private notebook of philosophical reflections, written by a Roman emperor probably on military campaign in Germany. In short, highly charged comments, Marcus draws on Stoic philosophy to confront challenges that he felt ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Learning to Live Naturally

    Stoic Ethics and its Modern Significance

    by Christopher Gill ...
    At a time of unprecedented interest in Stoicism among scholars and the general public, this book offers a sustained examination of the core Stoic ethical claims and their significance for modern moral theory. The first part considers the Stoic ideas of happiness as the life according to nature and virtue as expertise in leading a happy life and explores the senses of 'nature' (both human and ... Read more

    $104.39 USD

  • The Platonic Art of Philosophy

    Edited by George Boys-Stones, Dimitri El Murr, Christopher Gill ...
    This is a collection of essays written by leading experts in honour of Christopher Rowe, and inspired by his groundbreaking work in the exegesis of Plato. The authors represent scholarly traditions which are sometimes very different in their approaches and interests, and so rarely brought into dialogue with each other. This volume, by contrast, aims to explore synergies between them. Key topics ... Read more

    $43.49 USD

  • Galen and the World of Knowledge

    Edited by Christopher Gill, Tim Whitmarsh, John Wilkins ...
    Series series Greek Culture in the Roman World
    Galen is the most important medical writer in Graeco-Roman antiquity, and also extremely valuable for understanding Graeco-Roman thought and society in the second century AD. This volume of essays locates him firmly in the intellectual life of his period, and thus aims to make better sense of the medical and philosophical 'world of knowledge' that he tries to create. How did Galen present himself ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Stoic Ethics

    The Basics

    by Christopher Gill, Brittany Polat ...
    Narrated by Wendy Tremont King ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 55 min

    At a time of unprecedented interest in Stoicism, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to Stoic ethics for students and for listeners interested in Stoic life-guidance.It combines an explanation of the main philosophical ideas in ancient Stoic ethics by Christopher Gill with discussion of how to put these ideas into practice in our own lives by Brittany Polat.The first seven chapters ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • The Enchiridion

    by Epictetus ...
    "No man is free who is not master of himself."“Of all existing things some are in our power, and others are not in our power.”The Enchiridion or ‘Manual’ of Epictetus is a short manual of Stoic ethical advice from the 2nd-century Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus. The focus is on applying philosophy in daily life. The primary theme is that one should accept what happens.The manual has played a ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

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  • On Truth and Untruth

    Selected Writings

    by Friedrich Nietzsche ...
    Series Book 36 - Harper Perennial Modern Thought
    “We continue to live within the intellectual shadow cast by Nietzsche.”—New York Times Book ReviewReissued for the age of "fake news," On Truth and Untruth charts Nietzsche’s evolving thinking on the nature of truth, which has exerted a powerful influence over modern and contemporary thought. This original collection of German philosophy features the complete text of the celebrated early essay “On ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Full Catastrophe Living (Revised Edition)

    Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness

    by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Thich Nhat Hanh ...
    The landmark work on how to connect your mind and body to reduce stress and lead a more fulfilling, healthy, and complete life—now revised and updatedFeaturing a preface from Thich Nhat Hanh“This wise, deep book is essential, unique, and, above all, fundamentally healing.”—Donald M. Berwick, M.D., president emeritus and senior fellow, Institute for Healthcare ImprovementStress. It can sap our ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

    by Julia Annas ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one, in which a constant note is that of discussion and argument. This book introduces readers to some ancient debates to engage with the ancient developments of some themes. Getting away from the presentation of ancient philosophy as a succession of Great Thinkers, the book gives readers a sense of the freshness and liveliness of ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Letters from a Stoic

    Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium

    by Seneca ...
    Translated by Robin Campbell ...
    Illuminating writings by Stoicism's most eloquent advocate, now with a new introduction'It is philosophy that has the duty of protecting us... without it no one can lead a life free of fear or worry'For several years of his turbulent life, in which he was dogged by ill health, exile and danger, Seneca was the guiding hand of the Roman Empire. This selection of Seneca's letters shows him upholding ... Read more

    $11.59 USD