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x, 307 pages ; 19 cm. |
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| Series |
Guides to the good life |
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Guides to the good life.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-297) and index. |
| Contents |
Series editor foreword / Stephen R. Grimm -- Maybe we're doing it wrong -- Epicureanism, the original cast -- Happiness, theirs and ours -- Natural hedonism -- What do you want? -- Why can't we be friends? -- Let me be frank -- The pleasures of virtue -- Imposter syndrome -- Wealth and what it costs -- Living unnoticed: politics and power -- Living unnoticed: the tyranny of the "like" -- Ambition, work, and success -- Greed for life -- Misfortune and resilience -- Of sex, love, and harmless pleasure -- Building the tranquil child -- Foodies, dinner parties, and wine snobs -- Science and anxiety -- That old time religion -- Experiencing death -- Pandemics and other comforting horrors -- The fourfold remedy -- Practicing Epicureanism. |
| Summary |
"Pleasure feels amazing! Anxiety, however, does not. The Ancient Greek Philosopher Epicurus rolled these two strikingly intuitive claims into a simple formula for happiness and well-being -- pursue pleasure without causing yourself anxiety. But wait, is that even possible? Can humans achieve lasting pleasure without suffering anxiety about failure and loss? Epicurus thinks we can, at least once we learn to pursue pleasure thoughtfully. In Living for Pleasure, philosopher Emily A. Austin offers a lively, jargon-free tour of Epicurean strategies to diminish anxiety, achieve satisfaction, and relish joy. Epicurean science was famously far ahead of its time, and Austin shows that so was its ethics and psychology. Epicureanism can help us make and keep good friends, prepare for suffering, combat imposter syndrome, build trust, recognize personal limitations, value truth, cultivate healthy attitudes towards money and success, manage political anxiety, develop gratitude, savor food, and face death. Readers will walk away knowing more about an important school of philosophy but moreover understanding how to get what they want in life -- happiness -- without the anxiety of striving for it." -- Jacket flap. |
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Conduct of life.
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Epicureans (Greek philosophy)
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Well-being -- Philosophy.
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Pleasure.
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Hedonism.
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Happiness.
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Pleasure (OCoLC)fst01067078
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Hedonism (OCoLC)fst00954467
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Happiness (OCoLC)fst00951160
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Conduct of life (OCoLC)fst00874563
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Epicureans (Greek philosophy) (OCoLC)fst00914072
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| Added Author |
Grimm, Stephen R. (Stephen Robert), 1971- author of foreword.
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| Added Title |
Epicurean guide to life |
| ISBN |
9780197558324 (hardcover) : $18.95 |
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0197558321 (hardcover) |
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