William B. Irvine
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William B. Irvine turns ancient Stoic exercises into a practical philosophy for meeting loss, uncertainty, anger, and mortality.
Philosopherborn 1952
William B. Irvine
William B. Irvine is an American philosopher who taught for decades at Wright State University in Ohio and helped bring Stoicism back into everyday life. His A Guide to the Good Life presents the Stoics not as relics but as teachers of a practical art of living, with exercises like negative visualization for learning to want what you already have.
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A Guide to the Good Life
by William B. Irvine, 2008
A modern introduction to Stoic philosophy that makes ancient wisdom practical and accessible, showing how Stoicism can bring tranquility to everyday life.
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