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The Practicing Stoic
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The great insights of the Stoics are spread over a wide range of ancient sources. This book brings them all together for the first time. It systematically presents what the various Stoic philosophers said on every important topic, accompanied by an eloquent commentary that is clear and concise. The result is a set of philosophy lessons for everyone - the most valuable wisdom of ages past made available for our times, and for all time.
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- J in Victoria
- 2019-10-20
Best Stoicism book
I have read several books on Stoicism, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and related philosophies and psychology. The book is organised well, with chapters by principal topics, and the reader does a good job reading. My favourite aspect of the book is the excellent use of original source material, particularly the Medications of Marcus Aurelius, and the writings of Seneca, Epictetus, and other original thinkers. When making a particular point, the author quotes one of the philosophers and cites, as in an academic paper, the specific source of the quote (document, page, section). Very helpful in the event that one would like to read the quote in its original context. A book I will 'read' many times I'm sure.
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- Erin Courtney Adair
- 2021-05-22
Stranded Desert Island Book! Great Voice. Stoic af
Honesty, best voice. A candle and the bathtub, and you are transported to a wisdom spa of the ages. This book is the last word on stoicism you will ever need. I imagine it will be on rotation in my life until I memorize it. Truly, the way it introduces, then drills down each aspect of the human condition will make you actually realize you are smarter than you know, as it cuts through today's bewildering bad advice. I would bet that you will treasure it. Big statement, but... very possible. 10/10 stars. Seriously, though, if you could take this to a desert island, you'd realize its not at all half bad being stuck there... thats what it does to you. Declutters and clears away the excess vice, vanity, fear, and bs. Amazing audio book for the soul. Makes you calm and wise.
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- Clear Menser
- 2020-10-30
Not a story, light treatise
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.
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- Erik Thorkildsen
- 2020-08-29
very interesting and a great voice recording
the narration of this book was stellar and kept it very interesting throughout. I would highly suggest to anyone interested in the subject
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- RobertsWorld
- 2023-12-08
Insightful, an enjoyable listening experience!
The narrator has a pleasant tone, I found this to be impactful towards listening intently.
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- Graham
- 2023-07-30
Amazing
I can never leave a full ten for it leaves no room for improvement. But this has to be one of the best books I have ever read.
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- Lane upton
- 2023-07-08
Good concepts, hard to follow listening
It feels like someone is just reading quotes to you without much guidelines to follow.
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- Global3xchange
- 2023-06-08
Thank you!!!
Thank you for the work of this book! And thank you for making it available on Audible. Thank you!!!
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- Tyler
- 2023-05-15
Amazing!
Been listening nonstop and 10 hours went by very quickly. Filled with tons of good information.
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- Noah
- 2023-04-05
Amazing 👏
This was so much better than I could have hoped. I think everyone should listen to this book.
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- Education Expert
- 2020-03-07
I would guess the book is better
I am a huge fan of Stoicism and my similar background to the author makes me biased in his favor. The ideas, of course, are wonderful. But the excessive attributions make the audio book a hard listen. I was expecting far more commentary from the author. Instead, there are endless quotes from the great Stoic minds - that's not a bad thing and for me quite a good thing -- but at the end of each quote, we have to endure listening to the footnote. i realize that quoting sources requires proper attribution and, in a book, the reader can quickly gaze over the details. A solution: just provide a PDF for those who want the exact citation,
Audible listeners are usually not sitting with a pen and paper so whatever attributions are given - beyond the original speaker's name - are nearly useless.
Incredibly frustrating.
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- Deborah Jean Anderson
- 2019-03-14
A good place to start before diving in.
Probably the most important thing that I should mention is that this book is less an original interpretation of stoic thoughts and ideas than it is a curated collection of some of the most important statements made by famous stoics and those influenced by them. However, it is no less for that fact and I appreciate the author's willingness to let the greats of stoic philosophy speak for themselves. Also, the author chose to set up the individual sections of the book as though they were lessons building off of one another in order to bring the reader/ listener to a more nuanced understanding of the topic gradually. In this I believe they were highly successful.
I believe this book serves as a great starting point for the interested to begin studying the subject in earnest. Perhaps the next step might be to study the original works mentioned in this text for ones self.
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- Venusian Incognito
- 2019-03-26
A comprehensive guide to stoicism. Mind altering. Life changing
I recommend this to anyone seeking peace of mind through the practice of the philosophy o stoicism. This book is very well researched and covers all the great stoic thinkers such as Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Schopenhauer even Emerson. I followed this purchase with ON ANGER by Seneca, MEDITATIONS by Aurelius, THE ENCHIRIDION, and THE WISDOM OF LIFE by Schopenhauer and THE COMPLETE ESSAYS OF MONTAIGNE and found that THE PRACTICING STOIC is like a really good “cliff notes” of the above books combined. So, this is the book I now recommend to friends and family. I reread it at least once a week, and have since purchased a physical copy as well.
Many thanks to the author for putting this together. Great job to the narrator as well.
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- Abysis212
- 2020-08-04
Grows on you...
Initially I tried listening to this book straight through. I didn’t quite make it all the way. This book isn’t great as a narrative overall. The opening chapter are in narrative format and the most entertaining to listen to for sure. The rest of the book reads like a series of bullet points on specific topics. Each topic is then given its own chapter. It’s a unique way of organizing a book really.
Anyway, I did enjoy listening to much of it but there is only so much you can absorb at one time. I wasn’t quite sure how I felt overall but now I see it as a sort of condensed collection of wisdom that can be returned to for brief periods of time. The stoics were quite refreshing and funny after all.
I quite like the performance. The vocalist reading the text has the right amount of seriousness and dry humor. I often found myself smiling. Also, considering the material reads in part like a textbook and part a zen koan I think he does a great job.
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- Dunewanderer
- 2019-01-22
practical, reasonable
I found parts to be amusing as well as helpful in dealing with everyday life.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-07-09
Highly recommend
Great book with many great unique ideas. Beautifully narrated and I love how he organized the ideas by topics. Very easy to follow . I can’t believe even 2000 years later same ideas apply to our lives today.
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- Vincent Buggs
- 2019-03-09
Begins well, ends so so
The first 5 or so chapters are great. They follow the standard flow of a well written themed chapter. The later chapters are so so in that they are nothing but quotes from Epictetus, Seneca and Montaigne. Imagine listening to Epictetus says, Seneca says, or Montaigne says for a few hours. The bright side is you wouldn’t have to buy the aforementioned philosophers as their works are contained here.
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- Kindle Customer
- 2020-01-13
An outstanding resource, great quotes and context!
A very useful survey of the teachings of the Stoics, quoting both from primary sources and the writings of later authors influenced by them. It's helpful to compare and contrast these views, and to have them placed in context by the author of this work. Recommend.
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- Aaron Holt
- 2020-01-15
great stoic book
good narration. great informative. more informative than enlightening. good for a listen for learning and refreshing knowledge.
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- isabel B.
- 2020-10-26
Great book
extremely well written and explained great way to get acquainted with all the great minds of the past .we can realized that all has been said ! nothing we hear now is NEW
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- Client d'Amazon
- 2022-10-10
Great Audiobook
This audio book helps get a good grast on stoicism.
I recommend it!
I will listen to it again to let the learning go through my mind once again
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