Discourses, fragments, handbook /
Epictetus's 'Discourses' have been the most widely read and influential of all writings of Stoic philosophy, from antiquity onwards. They set out the core ethical principles of Stoicism in a form designed to help people put them into practice and to use them as a basis for leading a g...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Ancient Greek |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press
2014
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014 |
| Series: | Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
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| Summary: | Epictetus's 'Discourses' have been the most widely read and influential of all writings of Stoic philosophy, from antiquity onwards. They set out the core ethical principles of Stoicism in a form designed to help people put them into practice and to use them as a basis for leading a good human life. This text presents a translation of the Discourses, together with the handbook or manual of key themes, and surviving fragments |
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| Physical Description: | xxxiv, 355 p. ; 20 cm xxxiv, 355 pages ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxix]-xxxii) and index Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxix]-xxxii) and indexes Includes bibliographical references (pages [xxix]-xxxii) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages xxix-xxxii) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0199595186 9780199595181 |