Discourses and Selected Writings (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Discourses and Selected Writings Epictetus, a Greek stoic and freed slave, ran a thriving philosophy school in Nicropolis in the early second century AD. Together with the "Enchiridion", a manual of his main ideas, this book argues that happiness lies in learning to perceive exactly what is in our power to change and what is not.
Full description- Publisher: PENGUIN CLASSICS
- Published: 25 November 2008
- Format: Paperback 304 pages
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- Categories: Western Philosophy: Ancient, To C 500 | Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- ISBN 13: 9780140449464 ISBN 10: 0140449469
- Sales rank: 45,016
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Full description for Discourses and Selected Writings
Epictetus, a Greek stoic and freed slave, ran a thriving philosophy school in Nicropolis 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. Together with the "Enchiridion", a manual of his main ideas, and the fragments collected here, "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, and leaves an intriguing document of daily life in the classical world.
