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HOME | William B. Irvine William B Irvine Literary Website The Stoic Challenge The Stoic Challenge is a sequel to my Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy In that book, I described Stoicism in general terms; in this book, I focus my attention on how Stoicism can be used to deal with the setbacks we experience in daily living Some are small, others
BOOKS - William B. Irvine Throughout human history and across cultures, people have thought the road to happiness is to get what we want On Desire follows the lead of those philosophers, religious thinkers, and modern psychologists who have argued to the contrary, that happiness is impossible unless we learn how to control our desires
BIO | William B. Irvine Early Life: I grew up in mining towns, mostly in Montana and Nevada My father was a construction engineer for Anaconda Copper Company We stayed long enough in one place for something to get built—usually 12 to 18 months—and then moved on to the next project
STOICISM - William B. Irvine It is tempting to think of Stoics as living lives that are austere, that are cold and full of self-denial It turns out that there is a Stoic spectrum, with some, like Musonius Rufus, inhabiting the ascetic end, with others, like Seneca, being open to the delights that life has to offer, as long as they were careful not to crave those delights or cling to them on experiencing them
WRITINGS | William B. Irvine Writings Available Online Now available at this website: Stoic Essays from my (now dormant) 21stCenturyStoic com blog "The Year I Got Old" from Philosopher's Magazine The "Twentieth Century Stoic" Essays posted on BoingBoing net website:
EVENTS - William B. Irvine Lectures: None currently scheduled Radio Podcast interviews: Interview on Sam Harris's Waking Up podcast (for Waking Up subscribers only) Interview about science and Stoicism on Talk Nerdy Interview about Insults on Art of Manliness Interview about Stoicism on Art of Manliness Interview about Stoicism on Philosophy Bites Interview about insults on NPR's "All Things Considered"
21stCenturyStocism | William B. Irvine Postings from my (now dormant) 21stCenturyStoic blog: #1: On Becoming a 21st Century Stoic #2: What Stoicism Isn't #3: Some Basic Stoic Traits