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Contemporary lessons derived from ancient Stoic philosophy for overcoming adversity, cultivating resilience and finding inner peace
From Marcus Aurelius to Seneca, the Stoics have a ...
To master anything, we must first master ourselves: our emotions, thoughts and actions. This ancient virtue of self-control is more essential than ever.
In this ...
Knowledge is power. Time is money. Justice is blind.
Western civilisation is a powerful brand, and full of accepted wisdoms like these that we rarely ...
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
What is the nature of things? Must I think my own way through the world? What is justice? How ...
We're told you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
But what if this is not true?
Having ...
If we want to be true atheists, do we have to begin with a religious edifice and undermine it from within?
Slavoj Zizek has long ...
If you've ever wanted to know more about the power of 'P', the hypnotic rhythm of anapestic tetrameter, or how to change the mood ...
The second-century Greek physician Galen - the most famous doctor in antiquity after Hippocrates - is a central figure in Western medicine. A talented doctor, surgeon, writer ...
The death of Socrates may be the most famous unsolved murder in history. Set during the Peloponnesian War, this narrative solves that mystery, revealing for ...
Seven hundred years of heroic humanists (and their enemies), from the acclaimed author of How to Live and At The Existentialist Cafe
The bestselling, prizewinning ...
A panoramic history of rules in the Western world.
Rules order almost every aspect of our lives. They set our work hours, dictate how we ...
Distraction isn't a new problem. We're also not the first to complain about how hard it is to concentrate. Early Christian monks beat ...
The "greatest psychologist of the spirit since St. Augustine" (Gregory R. Beabout), Soren Kierkegaard is renowned for such richly imagined philosophical works as Fear and ...