![]() ![]() The volume is organized around Stoicism’s “three disciplines”: Desire (the idea of what is and is not proper to want that is, distinguishing what is and is not in our power to effect) Action (how to behave in the world) and Assent (how to react to situations). Stoicism, as articulated by the ancients and practiced by modern adherents, “is not about suppressing or hiding emotion - rather, it is about acknowledging our emotions, reflecting on what causes them, and redirecting them for our own good.” ![]() ![]() It begins by distinguishing the way “stoic” has come to be used in contemporary English from what its progenitors intended. In seeking answers to life’s most important questions (“How should we handle life’s challenges and vicissitudes? How should we conduct ourselves in the world and treat others?”), Massimo Pigliucci has come to Stoicism, an ancient school of philosophy that offers insights into the human condition.Ī reader can be forgiven for asking, “Why would I want to be a Stoic?” but How to Be a Stoic sets the record straight. ![]()
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