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HOME | William B. Irvine The Stoic Challenge is a sequel to my Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy In that book, I described Stoicism in general terms; in this book, I focus my attention on how Stoicism can be used to deal with the setbacks we experience in daily living Some are small, others are catastrophic Unless we are prepared to deal with them, though, our lives are likely to be filled with
BOOKS | William B. Irvine The Stoic Challenge weaves together ancient Stoic philosophy and modern psychology to provide an strategy for preparing ourselves for and then dealing with the setbacks we experience in daily living
BIO | William B. Irvine Early Life: I grew up in mining towns, mostly in Montana and Nevada My father was a construction engineer for Anaconda Copper Company We stayed long enough in one place for something to get built—usually 12 to 18 months—and then moved on to the next project Among the more exotic places I lived are Schroeder, Minnesota (on the north shore of Lake Superior; current population, 187) and
Stoicism - William B. Irvine It is tempting to think of Stoics as living lives that are austere, that are cold and full of self-denial It turns out that there is a Stoic spectrum, with some, like Musonius Rufus, inhabiting the ascetic end, with others, like Seneca, being open to the delights that life has to offer, as long as they were careful not to crave those delights or cling to them on experiencing them Along these
EVENTS | William B. Irvine Lectures: None currently scheduled Radio Podcast interviews: Interview on Sam Harris's Waking Up podcast (for Waking Up subscribers only) Interview about science and Stoicism on Talk Nerdy Interview about Insults on Art of Manliness Interview about Stoicism on Art of Manliness Interview about Stoicism on Philosophy Bites Interview about insults on NPR's "All Things Considered" Interview about
Waking Up App | William B. Irvine How to get your free three-month trial of Sam Harris's Waking Up app 1 Visit https: www wakingup com 2 Click on "Sign Up" in the upper right-hand corner 3 Enter and then verify your email address 4 Once you are logged into Waking Up you can choose Settings --> Redeem promo code 5 Enter the code IRVINE