Each of us is faced with failures and misfortunes - and much more often than we would like. The ancient Roman Stoics Epictetus, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius also encountered them, and it was no easier for them than for us. It was their reasoning about how to overcome life's adversities that became almost the most sought-after philosophical product of the 21st century. What is the incomparable benefit to be derived from Stoic texts? Where did Stoic thought come from and how is it connected with the scientific picture of the world of Antiquity? Why can't a real Stoic live in isolation from society? How to reconcile inner freedom with the inevitability of the laws of cause and effect? These questions are answered in a small and elegant book by the English philosopher John Sellars.

Just as a general entrusts his best soldiers with the most difficult tasks, so providence sends the most difficult trials only to the most worthy people. The experience of misfortune is a kind of distinction of a virtuous person.

If you do not think about the main issues ... then it does not matter how long life will last. If we live even a thousand years, most of this time will be wasted.

For whom

For people interested in the development of ancient philosophy.

For those who study cope with daily stress and emotional instability.

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