A deeply comforting and enlightening book on how Stoicism can inspire us to lead more thoughtful lives.
John Sellars is a Reader in philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London, a visiting Research Fellow at King's College London and a Member of Wolfson College, Oxford. He is the author of Lessons in Stoicism and The Fourfold Remedy. His books have been translated into over a dozen languages.
Lessons in Stoicism distils key Stoic tenets, insofar as they can
help contemporary readers, into under 100 small pages. Sellars
achieves the task he sets himself admirably. In elegant, economical
prose, he urges us to become better, happier people by focusing on
rational decision-making
*Guardian*
Accessible and absorbing
*Scotsman*
An enlightening explanation of how Stoic philosophy can help us in
our lives. . . It can put us in control of our feelings, help us in
adversity and guide us in our relationships with others. Sellars is
ideally placed to offer these lessons in Stoicism as teacher,
scholar and as a founding member of the group that teaches living
like a Stoic for a week
*Professor Sir Richard Sorabji*
Expertly and vividly John Sellars presents lessons in Stoicism that
are strikingly relevant to modern life. From the great Roman Stoic
authors he distills teaching on managing emotions, dealing with
adversity, facing death, and making the best use of every hour and
situation. This is a book that excellently shows why Stoicism is
the philosophy for our time. I recommend it with enthusiasm
*Professor A. A. Long, author of Epictetus: How to be Free*
Excellent. . . Sellars gives a lucid, easy-to-follow account of
what Stoicism as a way of life amounts to, and how you might start
to put it into practice. . . To cover so much ground without merely
skimming the surface requires real skill as a writer
*Nigel Warburton, author of A Little History of Philosophy*
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