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The Complete Works
Epictetus
其他書名
Handbook, Discourses, and Fragments
出版
University of Chicago Press
, 2022-10-06
主題
Philosophy / General
Philosophy / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
Philosophy / Individual Philosophers
ISBN
022676947X
9780226769479
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=18yAEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
The complete surviving works of Epictetus, the most influential Stoic philosopher from antiquity.
“Some things are up to us and some are not.”
Epictetus was born into slavery around the year 50 CE, and, upon being granted his freedom, he set himself up as a philosophy teacher. After being expelled from Rome, he spent the rest of his life living and teaching in Greece. He is now considered the most important exponent of Stoicism, and his surviving work comprises a series of impassioned discourses, delivered live and recorded by his student Arrian, and the
Handbook
, Arrian’s own take on the heart of Epictetus’s teaching.
In
Discourses
, Epictetus argues that happiness depends on knowing what is in our power to affect and what is not. Our internal states and our responses to events are up to us, but the events themselves are assigned to us by the benevolent deity, and we should treat them—along with our bodies, possessions, and families—as matters of indifference, simply making the best use of them we can. Together, the
Discourses
and
Handbook
constitute a practical guide to moral self-improvement, as Epictetus explains the work and exercises aspirants need to do to enrich and deepen their lives. Edited and translated by renowned scholar Robin Waterfield, this book collects the complete works of Epictetus, bringing to modern readers his insights on how to cope with death, exile, the people around us, the whims of the emperor, fear, illness, and much more.
CUSTOMER NOTE: THE HARDCOVER IS FOR LIBRARIES AND HAS NO JACKET.