The Stoic Art of Living: Inner Resilience and Outer Results [Paperback]

Tom Morris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 7, 2004

Tom Morris is the former Notre Dame philosophy professor whose classes became a campus legend and whose nationwide speaking engagements have electrified the audiences of corporate America. Continuing in his mission to bring philosophical wisdom into the trenches of everyday life, he shows how ideas of Stoic Philosophy — which emphasizes goals like gaining command of one's passions and achieving indifference to pain and distress — are completely up to date in their relevance to the practical issues people confront in the 21st century.

Divided into three accessible sections, the book focuses on three leading Stoics: the slave Epictetus, the lawyer Seneca, and the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. From the bottom of society to the upwardly mobile middle to society's very top, the book highlights how these Stoics' insights relate to modern experience. Philosophy buffs and fans of Morris's other works will appreciate this latest application of ancient wisdom to new concerns.

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"Dr. Morris returns philosophy's focus from abstractions to the everyday problems of how to live life." -- Star News, August 15, 2004

About the Author

Tom Morris is the former Notre Dame philosophy professor whose classes became a campus legend and whose nationwide speaking engagements have electrified the audiences of corporate America. Continuing in his mission to bring philosophical wisdom into the trenches of everyday life, he shows how ideas of Stoic Philosophy - which emphasizes goals like gaining command of one's passions and achieving indifference to pain and distress - are completely up to date in their relevance to the practical issues people confront in the 21st century.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Open Court (April 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812695593
• ISBN-13: 978-0812695595
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #167,447 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Feel Good Stoicism, August 21, 2006

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Dave Mills - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Stoic Art of Living: Inner Resilience and Outer Results (Paperback)

I was disappointed with this book in that the Stoa of Seneca, Epictetus and Aurelius are really given a superficial treatment. This is followed with brief, "feel good" concepts intermixed with variations of original quotes. Naturally it has a value and place in this world, those seeking a light reading of Stoicism should be pleased.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Philosopher At Large Does It Again..., November 12, 2005

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Dr. (Montgomery, Alabama United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Stoic Art of Living: Inner Resilience and Outer Results (Paperback)

Tom Morris does what few brilliant, academic, first-rate philosophers are capable of doing--he makes philosophy accessible. Dr. Morris has that rare gift of bringing the deepest and best to the level of everyman and readers can be thankful that he is not stingy with this gift.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stoics for the rest of us, September 14, 2005

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Richard Mojica (El Paso, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Stoic Art of Living: Inner Resilience and Outer Results (Hardcover)

Even those of us who are novices when it comes to stoic philosophy can enjoy this book. I am not sure where some reviewers get the opinion that religion is the central theme, but I found the lessons taught by the stoics to be drawn more from life experience than anything else. In any case, I found the book to be both informative and timely.