Irvine, William Braxton

Provides an introduction to Stoicism, a Hellenistic philosophy founded on indifference to pleasure and pain, and describes how Stoics in the twenty-first century achieve tranquility.

"Focusing on aha moments as they take place in five different domains--religion, morality, science, math, and art--Irvine provides case studies that shed light on the different ways epiphanies happen in the different domains, and on their differing social impact"--Dust jacket.