{"product_id":"letters-from-a-stoic-9781119751359","title":"Letters from a Stoic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Introduction ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eDonald Robertson\u003c\/i\u003e xxxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eTom Butler-Bowdon\u003c\/i\u003e xxxiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter One On the Use of Time 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Two On Discursiveness in Reading 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Three On True and False Friendship 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Four On the Terrors of Death 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Five On the Philosopher’s Mean 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Six On Sharing Knowledge 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Seven On Crowds 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eight On the Philosopher’s Seclusion 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Nine On Philosophy and Friendship 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Ten On Living to Oneself 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eleven On the Blush of Modesty 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twelve On Old Age 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Thirteen On Groundless Fears 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Fourteen On the Reasons for Withdrawing from the World 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Fifteen On Brawn and Brains 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Sixteen On Philosophy, the Guide of Life 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Seventeen On Philosophy and Riches 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eighteen On Festivals and Fasting 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Nineteen On Worldliness and Retirement 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twenty On Practising What You Preach 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twenty One On the Renown Which My Writings May Bring You 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twenty Two On the Futility of Half-Way Measures 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twenty Three On the True Joy Which Comes from Philosophy 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twenty Four On Despising Death 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twenty Five On Reformation 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twenty Six On Old Age and Death 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twenty Seven On the Good Which Abides 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twenty Eight On Travel as a Cure for Discontent 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twenty Nine On the Critical Condition of Marcellinus 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Thirty On Conquering the Conqueror 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Thirty One On Siren Songs 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Thirty Two On Progress 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Thirty Three On the Futility of Learning Maxims 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Thirty Four On a Promising Pupil 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Thirty Five On the Friendship of Kindred Minds 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Thirty Six On the Value of Retirement 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Thirty Seven On Allegiance to Virtue 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Thirty Eight On Quiet Conversation 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Thirty Nine On Noble Aspirations 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Forty On the Proper Style for a Philosopher’s Discourse 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Forty One On the God Within Us 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Forty Two On Values 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Forty Three On the Relativity of Fame 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Forty Four On Philosophy and Pedigrees 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Forty Five On Sophistical Argumentation 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Forty Six On a New Book by Lucilius 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Forty Seven On Master and Slave 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Forty Eight On Quibbling as Unworthy of the Philosopher 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Forty Nine On the Shortness of Life 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Fifty On Our Blindness and Its Cure 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Fifty One On Baiae and Morals 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Fifty Two On Choosing Our Teachers 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Fifty Three On the Faults of the Spirit 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Fifty Four On Asthma and Death 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Fifty Five On Vatia’s Villa 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Fifty Six On Quiet and Study 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Fifty Seven On the Trials of Travel 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Fifty Eight On Being 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Fifty Nine On Pleasure and Joy 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Sixty On Harmful Prayers 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Sixty One On Meeting Death Cheerfully 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Sixty Two On Good Company 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Sixty Three On Grief for Lost Friends 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Sixty Four On the Philosopher’s Task 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Sixty Five On the First Cause 371\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48861578887511,"sku":"9781119751359","price":10.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119751359.jpg?v=1722247351","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/letters-from-a-stoic-9781119751359","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}