Stoic Wisdom

Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience

Stoic Wisdom
Nancy Sherman
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Hardback
h210 x 140mm - 288pg
1 Jul 2021 US
9780197501832
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How do we find calm in times of stress and uncertainty? How do we cope with sudden losses or find meaning in a world that can easily rob us of what we most value? Drawing on the wisdom of Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and others, Nancy Sherman' s Stoic Wisdom presents a compelling, modern Stoicism that teaches grit, resilience, and the importance of close relationships in addressing life' s biggest and smallest challenges. Arenowned expert in ancient and modern ethics, Sherman relates how Stoic methods of examining beliefs and perceptions can help us correct distortions in what we believe, see, and feel. Her study reveals a profoundinsight about the Stoics: They never believed, as Stoic popularizers often hold, that rugged self-reliance or indifference to the world around us is at the heart of living well. We are at home in the world, they insisted, when we are connected to each other in cooperative efforts. We build resilience and goodness through our deepest relationships. Bringing ancient ideas to bear on 21st century concerns DL from workers facing stress and burnout to first responders in apandemic, from soldiers on the battlefield to citizens fighting for racial justice DL Sherman shows how Stoicism can help us fulfil the promise of our shared humanity. In nine lessonsthat combine ancient pithy quotes and daily exercises with contemporary ethics and psychology, Stoic Wisdom is a field manual for the art of living well.
Nancy Sherman, Professor, Georgetown UniversityNancy Sherman, University Professor at Georgetown University and Guggenheim Fellow (2013-2014), holds a Ph. D. from Harvard in ancient philosophy. An ethicist with research training in psychoanalysis, she lectures worldwide on ethics, the emotions, moral injury, and resilience. The author of Afterwar (OUP, 2015), The Untold War (2010 and New York Times editors' pick), Stoic Warriors (OUP, 2005), and several other books on ancient and modernethics, she served as the Inaugural Distinguished Chair of Ethics at the United States Naval Academy. She has written for the New York Times and contributes frequently to many other media outlets.
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ISBN-13: 9780197501832
Published: 1 Jul 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 210mm
Width: 140mm
Pages: 288

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