Binding: Hardcover
Description: The complete surviving works of Epictetus the most influential Stoic philosopher from antiquity. Some things are up to us and some are not. Epictetus was born into slavery around the year 50 CE and upon being granted his freedom he set himself up as a philosophy teacher. After being expelled from Rome he spent the rest of his life living and teaching in Greece. He is now considered the most important exponent of Stoicism and his surviving work comprises a series of impassioned discourses delivered live and recorded by his student Arrian and the Handbook Arrian's own take on the heart of Epictetus's teaching. In Discourses Epictetus argues that happiness depends on knowing what is in our power to affect and what is not. Our internal states and our responses to events are up to us but the events themselves are assigned to us by the benevolent deity and we should treat them along with our bodies possessions and families as matters of indifference simply making the best use of them we can. Together the Discourses and Handbook constitute a practical guide to moral self - improvement as Epictetus explains the work and exercises aspirants need to do to enrich and deepen their lives. Edited and translated by renowned scholar Robin Waterfield this book collects the complete works of Epictetus bringing to modern readers his insights on how to cope with death exile the people around us the whims of the emperor fear illness and much more. Customer NOTE: THE Hardcover IS FOR Libraries AND HAS NO Jacket.
Title: The Complete Works Handbook Discourses And Fragments
Author(s): Epictetus, Robin Waterfield
Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press
Barcode: 9780226769332
Pages: 480 Pages, 1 Line Drawings
Publication Date: 10/6/2022
Category: Philosophy