{"product_id":"stoic-foundations-epictetus-discourses-book-1-paperback","title":"Stoic Foundations: Epictetus' Discourses Book 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChuck Chakrapani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStoic Foundations is the plain English version of Discourses Book 1 by the eminent Stoic philosopher Epictetus. It revolves around 10 themes which are also repeated in other places throughout Discourses. These are: * Concern yourself with only what is in your power* Be content to let things happen as they do* Your thinking, not the externals, drives your behavior* Do not place value on external things* Don't give in to your anger or animal instincts* You can handle anything; always act your best* Learn to think properly and logically* Practice, not knowledge, results in progress* Only you can make you happyDr. Chuck Chakrapani has been a long-term, but embarrassingly inconsistent practitioner of Stoicism. He is the president of Leger Analytics and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Ryerson University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 164\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 17, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42129722605703,"sku":"9780920219249","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e28b3dfa501b1b366eb8909cf6bdd6f5.webp?v=1732605248","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/stoic-foundations-epictetus-discourses-book-1-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}