Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations
by Jules Evans
Evans organizes ancient philosophies as a day at school: Stoics, Epicureans, Skeptics, Plato, Aristotle, with modern practitioners from soldiers to CBT founders. Practical and well told.
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you want ancient philosophy as applied life skills.
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you want a scholarly history.
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Three things you will actually use
- Philosophy is practice.
- CBT descends from Stoicism.
- Choose your school.
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Read the Stoic chapter and try one exercise.
Our verdict
Ancient schools, applied.
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