Guide to The Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy av Professor of Philosophy William B Irvine

One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discover at the end that we have wasted our life. In A Guide to the Good Life, William B. Irvine plumbs the wisdom of Stoic philosophy, one of the most popular and successful schools of thought in ancient Rome, and shows how its insight and advice are still remarkably applicable to modern lives.

A unique, portable guidebook that sketches Rome's great philosophical tradition while also providing an engaging travel companion to the city.