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The Stoic Challenge Paperback - 2021
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- Title The Stoic Challenge
- Author ,
- Binding Paperback
- Condition New
- Pages 192
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
- Publication date 2021-02-23
- Features Bibliography, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # 41626899-n
- ISBN 9780393541496 / 0393541495
- Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
- Dimensions 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.6 in (20.83 x 13.72 x 1.52 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Category Philosophy
- Library of Congress subjects Conduct of life, Stoics
- Dewey Decimal Code 188
- Quantity available 5
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Review summary
Readers describe the book as an accessible, brisk primer on a narrow slice of Stoic practice, grounded in psychology and everyday examples. The opening section is praised as clear and engaging, but many say it soon slows, repeats itself, wanders off topic, and leans on gimmicky, confusing labels for its tests. Few consider it definitive; it functions better as a quick refresher than a deep or scholarly treatment, with some recommending primary Stoic texts or other introductions.
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