The Science of Prosperity

di James Allen (Autore)

Marcus Aurelius (Autore)

Russell Conwell (Autore)

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e-artnow, 2019

The Science of Prosperity assembles a wide-ranging archive of reflection on wealth, ambition, self-mastery, persuasion, and social order. Moving among aphorism, philosophical meditation, practical exhortation, entrepreneurial counsel, and cultural critique, it places optimistic doctrines of achievement beside more skeptical examinations of status and consumption. Classical wisdom, Renaissance statecraft, American self-help, and early twentieth-century theories of mind converge in a collection whose tensions are as instructive as its affirmations. Its contributors span centuries, languages, and intellectual traditions: Stoic ethics, Daoist restraint, civic republicanism, commercial folklore, New Thought, and critiques of conspicuous consumption. Rather than presenting prosperity as a single economic outcome, these voices frame it variously as disciplined character, imaginative confidence, public influence, spiritual equilibrium, or a condition compromised by social display. Their juxtaposition illuminates the historical emergence of modern success literature while preserving the philosophical questions that such literature often inherits. Recommended for students and general readers of intellectual history, business culture, and self-improvement, this volume offers an unusually rich comparative encounter. Readers can trace recurring ideals of labor, desire, leadership, and contentment across sharply different styles and assumptions. Its educational value lies not merely in practical advice, but in the dialogue it creates between competing visions of what it means to flourish.

• Autore: James Allen, Marcus Aurelius, Russell Conwell
• Anno edizione: 2019
• Editore: e-artnow
• Formato: EPUB2 con Adobe DRM
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 4057664156914