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Discourses and Selected Writings
Epictetus, Robert Dobbin
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · November 25, 2008
Reading lane: Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism
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Stoic Essentials
A compact route into Epictetus, with enough weight for thoughtful rereading.
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- Stoic essentials, pared down
- Dip-in passages with bite
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- Philosophy-forward tone
- Conversation-ready ideas
Book Details
- Authors
- Epictetus, Robert Dobbin
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- November 25, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism · Ancient Greece
- Reading lane
- Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism
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Ancient Greece
Ancient Philosophy
Philosophy Writing
About This Book
A new translation of the influential teachings of the great Stoic philosopher Despite being born into slavery, Greco-Roman philosopher Epictetus became one of the most influential thinkers of his time. Discourses and Selected Writings is a transcribed collection of informal lectures given by the philosopher around AD 108. A gateway into the life and mind of a great intellectual, it is also an important example of the usage of Koine or “common” Greek, an ancestor to Standard...
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