Irvine, a professor of philosophy at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, writes that Stoicism was one of many competing philosophies (such as the Cynics and the Epicureans) that ran schools to teach a "philosophy of life" to students in ancient Greece and Rome. The Stoics were interested in leading a life of "tranquility," meaning a life free of "anger, anxiety, fear, grief, and envy." To achieve such a life the Stoics developed, in the words of historian Paul Veyne, a "paradoxical recipe for happiness," that included the practice of "negative visualization." By frequently and vividly imagining worst-case scenarios -- the death of a child, financial catastrophe, ruined health -- the Stoics believed you would learn to appreciate what you have, and curb your insatiable appetite for more material goods, social status, and other objects of desire.
Reading the book, I had no trouble understanding how negative visualization could be an effective antidote against "hedonic adaptation." By imagining ourselves to be homeless, for instance, we can reset our desire for a more luxurious home and once again appreciate the roof over our head that we started taking for granted shortly after moving in.
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圖書標籤: 哲學 Stoic 成長 stoicism 斯多葛 philosophy 認知訓練 英文原版
比較囉嗦。Stoics就是幾個原則:1. 內化(internalize)個人目標。不以物喜不以己悲 2. 多做negative visualization,切身想一下最壞的情況,居安思危。3. 以上兩點都是為瞭獲得內心的平靜。(tranquility)
評分對需要長時間段身處逆境的朋友們來說,永遠是一劑良藥。
評分對需要長時間段身處逆境的朋友們來說,永遠是一劑良藥。
評分Well, my kind of philosophy of life.
評分確實囉嗦,讀起來不是很愉快……
A Guide to the Good Life 2025 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載