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Focuses on timeless works that explore the human condition, ethics, and the pursuit of a meaningful life; as well as philosophical inquiries into mortality, happiness, and practical wisdom.
This includes classical thinkers (e.g. Seneca, Cicero) and those inspired by them (e.g. Montaigne).
This includes classical thinkers (e.g. Seneca, Cicero) and those inspired by them (e.g. Montaigne).
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The Practicing Stoic
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Tusculan Disputations
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Letters from a Stoic
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The Complete Essays
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The Confessions of St. Augustine
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Meditations
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The Consolation of Philosophy
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The Nicomachean Ethics
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The Art of Wordly Wisdom
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Edward Fitzgerald's The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
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3.82 avg rating — 22 ratings
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The Bhagavad Gita
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The Imitation of Christ
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