Description
Product ID: | 9780061286056 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | Art of Living |
Subtitle: | The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness |
Authors: | Author: Epictetus, Sharon Lebell |
Page Count: | 144 |
Subjects: | Popular psychology, Popular psychology |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Epictetus observed that although everyday life is fraught with difficulty, a life of virtue is within reach. By putting into practice the 93 witty, wise, and razor-sharp instructions, this work helps readers learn to gracefully meet the challenges of everyday life as well as life's inevitable major losses and disappointments. Epictetus was born into slavery about 55 ce in the eastern outreaches of the Roman Empire. Once freed, he established an influential school of Stoic philosophy, stressing that human beings cannot control life, only their responses to it. By putting into practice the ninety-three witty, wise, and razor-sharp instructions that make up The Art of Living, readers learn to meet the challenges of everyday life successfully and to face life's inevitable losses and disappointments with grace. |
Imprint Name: | HarperOne |
Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2007-07-05 |