Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Stoicism
Brad Inwood · 2018
79/100
👍 Worth It
This is the real deal — Brad Inwood is a respected Yale classicist, and Oxford's Very Short Introductions series has a solid reputation for getting the history right without dumbing it down. If you want the actual roots of Stoicism rather than a quote compilation, this is the credible way in.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety78
Substance / usefulness85
Craft & writing85
Originality62
Evidence & accuracy90
Hype vs delivers72
Age-fit58
Human-eye read75
Penny’s verdict79
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