Cómo ser un estoico. How to be a Stoic (original) (raw)

Despite the positive aspects of the book, such as the return to the practice of virtue, self-control, the value of compassion and some psychological techniques to overcome fear, anxiety and anger that are very useful, the vision of the person that it offers is reduced and erroneous in so many points. Its basic premise according to which we have to worry only about what depends on us –and accept the rest– can offer certain security in periods –like ours– that are truly convulsive, confused and syncretistic of different philosophies, psychological schools and religions. But it does not achieve its goal: to put happiness, which sould be based on a good relationship with God and others, into a proud self-control, which counts on suicide as the last option when the situation is humanly unbearable .