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A Guide to the Good Life

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William B. Irvine

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What’s inside


Explore the concepts and rules of stoic philosophy and apply them to live a more fulfilled life without unnecessary expectations.


You’ll learn


• About the wisdom of the ancient Stoic philosophy


• How to achieve tranquility


• To value what you have by losing it


• Why Stoicism changes your relationships with others


About the author


William B. Irvine is an award-winning writer, popular speaker, and professor of philosophy at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.