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by physicist Russell McNeil PhD
"A stirring reinterpretation of Aurelius's Stoicism for our time. In Russell McNeil, Marcus Aurelius has at last met the colleague he has sorely needed for almost two millennia: a sensitive and systematic editor, and a loyal and lucid commentator." - John Black, professor of philosophy and liberal studies, Malaspina University-College
Happiness without God; joy without heaven; morality without religion: spirituality for atheists, agnostics and believers - based on natural law and written by a physicist --- Read More Reviews
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The Original Self-Help Book: This book will not offer you instant wealth, nor does it proffer snake oil remedies for modern problems. It does show where real happiness lies - and that happiness does not stem from fame, fortune or gratuitous pleasure. The original Meditations were written in twelve volumes, many repetitive, and in no particular order. Physicist Russell McNeil has rewritten and reordered the key meditations as a modern handbook on Stoicism designed for people with no previous background in philosophy. The Stoic approach to living is not contingent on the believe in a God, or faith, or divine "revelation," or fuzzy incoherent logic. Stoicism is rooted firmly in reason and sound argument - and reason is rooted firmly in thermodynamic and cosmological principles governing the physical laws of nature.
Topics: Stoicism and War; Stoicism and Climate change; Stoicism and wealth; Stoicism and Mental Health; A Stoic Response to Terrorism; The Method of Stoicism; The Stoic Approach to Anger Management; Stoicism and Aging; Stoicism and Drug Addiction; Anxiety Management through Stoicism; Stoicism in the Treatment of Depression; Stoicism and Alcoholism; The Joy of Stoicism; Buddhism and Stoicism Compared; etc.
Articles, Blogs and Discussions : 1: Stoicism and Buddhism; 2: Stoic Morality rooted in Physics 3: An Interview with Russell McNeil about the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius 4: Scientology: misappropriated Stoicism (Blog)
