Binding: Paperback
Description: 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
Title: Discourses And Selected Writings
Author(s): Epictetus, Robert Dobbin
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Barcode: 9780140449464
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 11/25/2008
Category: Western Philosophy: Ancient, To C 500