Why has Aristotle had such an astounding influence on the world? What are his key ideas? What can he still teach us today?
The Lyceum in Athens, now a ruin, has a claim to be the most significant place in human history. It is the site of Aristotle's school. Here the philosopher taught and discussed the answers to the deepest mysteries of the human condition, and changed the way we think.
Today, it can be difficult to fully comprehend the staggering influence of Aristotle's lessons. Yet his observations about the world around him and his reflections on the nature of knowledge laid the foundations for all empirical science. His study of rational thought formed the basis of formal logic, the cornerstone of philosophical investigation. His examination of Greek city-states gave us political science, while his analysis of drama remains a mainstay of literature courses around the world.
Acclaimed philosopher John Sellars takes us on a journey through Aristotle's thought, vividly bringing to life his key ideas, and demonstrating that the famous philosopher's capacity for curiosity continues to offer us all a vision of more fulfilled lives. The lessons of Aristotle, he shows, still have much to teach us today.
Czego naprawdę potrzebujemy, by wieść szczęśliwe życie?Ponad dwa tysiące lat temu grecki filozof Epikur prosto odpowiedział na to pytanie: przyjemności. To wszystko, czego chcemy. Dzisiaj mamy tendencję do kojarzenia słowa "epikurejski" z rozkoszowaniem się wyśmienitym jedzeniem i piciem oraz dekadenckim dogadzaniem sobie. Ale, jak pokazuje filozof John Sellars, te rzeczy są dalekie od wizji przyjemnego życia opracowanej przez Epikura i jego zwolenników, którzy byli bardziej zainteresowani przyjemnościami psychicznymi i unikaniem bólu. Krótko mówiąc, ich celem było spokojne życie.W żywej, eleganckiej prozie Sellars prowadzi nas przez historię epikureizmu, by odkryć zupełnie inny sposób myślenia o przyjemności, przyjaźni, naszym miejscu na świecie i znaczeniu śmierci. Czerpie ze starożytnej mądrości, która jest dziś niezwykle aktualna, oferując nowy sposób myślenia o tym, co naprawdę ma znaczenie w naszym życiu.
A deeply comforting and enlightening book on how Stoicism can inspire us to lead more enjoyable lives
What aspects of your life do you really control? What do you do when you cannot guarantee that things will turn out in your favour? And what can Stoicism teach us about how to live together?
In the past few years, Stoicism has been making a comeback. But what exactly did the Stoics believe? In Lessons in Stoicism, philosopher John Sellars weaves together the key ideas of the three great Roman Stoics -- Seneca, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius -- with snapshots of their fascinating lives, to show us how their ideas can help us today.
In vivid prose, Sellars shows how the works of these three Stoics have inspired readers ever since, speaking as they do to some of the perennial issues that face anyone trying to navigate their way through life. Their works, fundamentally, are about how to live -- how to understand one's place in the world, how to cope when things don't go well, how to manage one's emotions and how to behave towards others.
Consoling and inspiring, Lessons in Stoicism is a deeply thoughtful guide to the philosophy of a good life.
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