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The Discourses/Fragments/Enchiridion

''I must die. But must I die bawling?''

Epictetus, a Greek Stoic and freed slave, ran a thriving philosophy school in Nicopolis in the early second century AD. His animated discussions were celebrated for their rhetorical wizardry and were written down by Arrian, his most famous pupil. The Discourses argue that happiness lies in learning to perceive exactly what is in our power to change and what is not, and in embracing our fate to live in harmony with god and nature. In this personal, practical guide to the ethics of Stoicism and moral self-improvement, Epictetus tackles questions of freedom and imprisonment, illness and fear, family, friendship and love.

Translated and Edited with an Introduction by Robert Dobbin



Table of Contents
EpictetusIntroduction
Further Reading
Note on the Translation

The Discourses
Fragments
Enchiridion

Glossary of Names
Notes

Discourses and Selected Writings

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 28 August 2008
      ISBN-13 9780140449464
      978-0140449464
      ISBN-10 0140449469
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The Discourses/Fragments/Enchiridion

      ''I must die. But must I die bawling?''

      Epictetus, a Greek Stoic and freed slave, ran a thriving philosophy school in Nicopolis in the early second century AD. His animated discussions were celebrated for their rhetorical wizardry and were written down by Arrian, his most famous pupil. The Discourses argue that happiness lies in learning to perceive exactly what is in our power to change and what is not, and in embracing our fate to live in harmony with god and nature. In this personal, practical guide to the ethics of Stoicism and moral self-improvement, Epictetus tackles questions of freedom and imprisonment, illness and fear, family, friendship and love.

      Translated and Edited with an Introduction by Robert Dobbin



      Table of Contents
      EpictetusIntroduction
      Further Reading
      Note on the Translation

      The Discourses
      Fragments
      Enchiridion

      Glossary of Names
      Notes

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