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Like the early Stoics, Epictetus taught the importance of control over one's own mind and will; since happiness must not depend on things one cannot control, the virtuous person should aspire to become independent of external circumstances. The brotherhood of man is also central to his... read more
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First Sentence edit
Among the arts and faculties in general you will find none that is self-contemplative, and therefore none that is either self-approving or self-disapproving.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction
Bibliography
Symbols
Discourses
I. Book I
II. Book II
Index
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 2 in Epictetus' Discourses. (standard series)
This is book 131 of 42 in Loeb Classical Library. (edition-based publisher list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Epictetus (Creator)
Other Contributors:
- Lucius Flavius Arrianus (Transcriber) - Arrian claims to not having composed the words of Epictetus in the usual way, instead having written down word for word what Epictetus said.
First Edition edit
Original Language: Greek
Publisher: Arrian
Country: Roman Empire
Publication Date: 1st century CE
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: Add the page count.
Publisher: Arrian
Country: Roman Empire
Publication Date: 1st century CE
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: Add the page count.
Classification edit
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- Dewey: 170
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics › Greek
- Books › Nonfiction › Philosophy › Greek & Roman
- Books › Nonfiction › Philosophy › Ethics & Morality
- Books › History › Ancient › Greece
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