Discourses and Selected Writings
Discourses and Selected Writings

Author: Epictetus

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2008-08-28

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 0141917482

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Contains 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

The Discourses of Epictetus and the Enchiridion (Deluxe Library Binding)
The Discourses of Epictetus and the Enchiridion (Deluxe Library Binding)

Author: Epictetus

Publisher: Engage Classics

Published: 2020-12-15

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9781774760062

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The Discourses of Epictetus are a series of practical informal lectures. Epictetus directs his students to focus attention on their opinions, anxieties and desires so they may never fail to get what they desire. Also included is the Enchiridion.

Stoicism Collection
Stoicism Collection

Author: Marcus Aurelius

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-02-05

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 9781985094239

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This Stoicism Collection contains three of the most notable Stoic pieces, The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca's Letters from a Stoic, and The Discourses of Epictetus. These three pieces are the foundations of Stoicism.

Meditations
Meditations

Author: Marcus Aurelius

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2021-11-17

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 0486848531

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In one of the world's most famous and influential books, Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius describes the Stoic precepts he used to cope with his life as a warrior and ruler of an empire. Beautiful hardcover edition of a specially modernized version of the classic George Long translation.

Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius

Author: Frank McLynn

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Published: 2009-08-20

Total Pages: 722

ISBN-13: 0786745800

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Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) is one of the great figures of antiquity who still speaks to us today, more than two thousand years after his death. His Meditations has been compared by John Stuart Mill to the Sermon on the Mount. A guide to how we should live, it remains one of the most widely read books from the classical world. But Marcus Aurelius was much more than a philosopher. As emperor he stabilized the empire, issued numerous reform edicts, and defended the borders with success. His life itself represented the fulfillment of Plato's famous dictum that mankind will prosper only when philosophers are rulers and rulers philosophers. Frank McLynn's Marcus Aurelius, based on all available original sources, is the definitive and most vivid biography to date of this monumental historical figure.

How To Be Free
How To Be Free

Author: Epictetus

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2018-10-30

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 0691177716

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"Born a slave, the Roman Stoic philosopher Epictetus (c. 55-135 AD) taught that mental freedom is supreme, since it can liberate one anywhere, even in a prison ... Freedom, for Epictetus, is not a human right or a political prerogative but a psychological and ethical achievement, a gift that we alone can bestow on ourselves ... How to Be Free features splendid new translations and the original Greek on facing pages, a compelling introduction that sets Epictetus in context and describes the importance of Stoic freedom today, and an invaluable glossary of key words and concepts. The result is an unmatched introduction to this powerful method of managing emotions and handling life's situations, from the most ordinary to the most demanding."--Provided by the publisher.