Epictetus : discourses and selected writings / Translated and edited by Robert Dobbin

Contributor(s):

Robert Dobbin [translator and editor]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Penguin Group, c2008Description: 251 pages ; 20 cmISBN:

9780140449464

Subject(s):

EPICTETUS

LOC classification:

B 563 .E65 2008

Contents:

Introduction -- Durther Readings -- Note on the Translation -- THE DISCOURSES -- FRAGMENTS -- ENCHIRIDION -- Glossary of Names -- Notes.

Summary: "Epictetus, a Greek Stoic and Treed slave, ran a thriving philosophy achool in Nicopolis in the early second century AD. His animated discussions were celebrated for their rhetorical wizadry and were written down by Arrian, his most famous pupil. The Discourses argue that happiness lies in learning to percieve 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 theethics of Stoicism and moral self-improvement, Epictetus tackles questions of freedom and imprisonment, illness and fear, family , friendship and love."

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Clark Circulation	Non-fiction	GC B 563 .E65 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		NUCLA000004876

Includes glossary.

Introduction -- Durther Readings -- Note on the Translation -- THE DISCOURSES -- FRAGMENTS -- ENCHIRIDION -- Glossary of Names -- Notes.

"Epictetus, a Greek Stoic and Treed slave, ran a thriving philosophy achool in Nicopolis in the early second century AD. His animated discussions were celebrated for their rhetorical wizadry and were written down by Arrian, his most famous pupil. The Discourses argue that happiness lies in learning to percieve 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 theethics of Stoicism and moral self-improvement, Epictetus tackles questions of freedom and imprisonment, illness and fear, family , friendship and love."

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