Research Catalog

Title

Discourses and selected writings / Epictetus ; translated and edited by Robert Dobbin.

Author

Epictetus

Publication

London : Penguin Books, 2008.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Dobbin, Robert F.
• Epictetus.

Description

xxiv, 276 p.; 20 cm.

Summary

"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. Together with the Enchiridion, a manual of his main ideas, and the fragments collected here, 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, and leaves an intriguing document of daily life in the classical world." "In the introduction that accompanies his lively new translation, Robert Dobbin discusses Epictetus' life, his place in the Stoic tradition, his influence on world philosophies and his relevance in the modern day. This edition also includes a bibliography, notes and a glossary of names."--Jacket.

Series Statement

Penguin classics

Uniform Title

• Works. Selections. English. 2008
• Penguin classics.

Alternative Title

Works. 2008

Subject

• Philosophy > Early works to 1800
• Conduct of life > Early works to 1800
• Ethics > Early works to 1800

Genre/Form

Early works

Note

• "My translation is based on the most recent edition of Epictetus' complete works in Greek, that prepared by J. Souilhé (Paris, 1948-65) in the Budé series of classical texts"--P. [xxiii].

Bibliography (note)

• Inlcudes bibliographical references (p. [xx]-xxi).

Language (note)

• Translated from the Greek.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The discourses -- Fragments -- Enchiridion.

ISBN

• 9780140449464 (pbk.)
• 0140449469 (pbk.)

OCLC

• 223803326
• SCSB-10768189

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library