What do we really need in order to live a happy life? 
An Epicurean antidote to anxiety\nOver two thousand years ago the Greek philosopher Epicurus offered a seemingly simple answer: all we really want is pleasure.\nToday we tend to associate the word 'Epicurean' with the enjoyment of fine food and wine and decadent self-indulgence. But, as philosopher John Sellars shows, these things are a world away from the vision of a pleasant life developed by Epicurus and his followers who were more concerned with mental pleasures and avoiding pain. Their goal, in short, was a life of tranquillity.\nIn this uplifting and elegant book, Sellars walks us through the history of Epicureanism from a private garden on the edge of ancient Athens to the streets of Rome, showing us how it can help us think anew about joy, friendship, nature and being alive in the world. .

The Fourfold Remedy

History

John Sellars

Ancient Civilizations

Penguin

Aristotle

'John Sellars excels at writing short books for a general audience on ancient philosophy. . . A great way into one of the greatest philosophers of all time' Nigel Warburton, Five Books\nWhy has Aristotle had such an astounding influence on the world? What are his key ideas? What can he still teach us today?\nThe 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.\nToday, 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.\nAcclaimed 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.

Pelican

The Art of Living

Bloomsbury UK

Lecciones de estoicismo

Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial

I techni ton stoikon. Marcus Aurelius , Epictetus, Seneca / Η τέχνη των στωικών. Μάρκος Αυρήλιος, Επίκτητος, Σενέκας

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Dioptra

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