The complete works: handbook, discourses, and fragments

"One of the most important Stoic philosophers is Epictetus. Epictetus (c. 50 - 135 CE) was a Greek enslaved person who established an important school of Stoic philosophy in Rome. Epictetus is appreciated for his clear, good-humored way of explaining difficult ideas and his focus on daily life...

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1. Verfasser: Epictetus 50-130 (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Waterfield, Robin 1952- (HerausgeberIn, ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Ancient Greek
Veröffentlicht: Chicago ; London University of Chicago Press 2022
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Zusammenfassung:"One of the most important Stoic philosophers is Epictetus. Epictetus (c. 50 - 135 CE) was a Greek enslaved person who established an important school of Stoic philosophy in Rome. Epictetus is appreciated for his clear, good-humored way of explaining difficult ideas and his focus on daily life rather than metaphysics. This may be because he did not write down his lectures and discourses, as Marcus and Seneca did-rather, he delivered them aloud and they were carefully recorded by his students. Thus we should not refer to them as "writings" but as "works." The complete oeuvre consists of his popular handbook on virtue (enchiridion), also known as "The Art of Living," a set of discourses, and a number of fragments. This set of translations, framed by an introduction and notes, is geared expressly to general readers and students, though it will be enormously helpful to scholars as well"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
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Beschreibung:XIV, 460 Seiten Karte
ISBN:9780226769332
9780226769479

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