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The Enchiridion, or Handbook
The Floating Press 2009; US$ 5.95The Enchiridion, or Handbook was written by a student of Epictetus in the 2nd century. It is a short guide to ethical living, and its focus is more practical than the metaphysical treatises of earlier Greek philosophers. It assumes that "some things are up to us and some are not up to us," and instructs the reader how to deal well with what... more...
The Enchiridion of Epictetus
Start Publishing LLC 2013; US$ 0.99No writings of Epictetus himself are really known. His discourses were transcribed and compiled by his pupil Arrian (author of the Anabasis Alexandri). The main work is The Discourses, four books of which have been preserved (out of an original eight). Arrian also compiled a popular digest, entitled the Enchiridion, or Handbook. In a preface to the... more...
Epictetus
NuVision Publications, LLC 2003; US$ 9.99Epictetus, a great philosopher taught the importance of control over one's own mind and will, for true happiness must not depend on things one cannot control. Unlike most philosophers, Epictetus taught not for the select few, but for the many and humble. more...
Discourses and Selected Writings
Penguin Books Ltd 2008; Not AvailableEpictetus, a Greek stoic and freed slave, ran a thriving philosophy school in Nicropolis 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... more...
Of Human Freedom
Penguin Books Ltd 2010; Not AvailableIn this personal and practical guide to moral self-improvement and living a good life, the second-century philosopher Epictetus tackles questions of freedom and imprisonment, stubbornness and fear, family, friendship and love, and leaves an intriguing document of daily life in the classical world. GREAT IDEAS. Throughout history, some books... more...
The Discources
ReadHowYouWant 2006; US$ 3.99The Discourses by Epictetus is a record of different conversations that transpired between him and his pupil. These are aimed at explaining the authors philosophy about how to live a serene life. Discussing a wide range of topics, from steadfastness to weaknesses, from fear to poverty and from happiness to the lack of it, this is... more...
Encheiridion
De Gruyter 2007; US$ 56.00The philosopher Epictetus? Encheiridion (?Little Handbook?), written c. AD 100, is one of the most influential works of Stoic philosophy. The Greek text presented here is the first oneto be based an a full evaluation of the complete tradition. more...
The Art of Living
HarperCollins 2013; Not AvailableEpictetus was born into slavery about 55 ce in the eastern outreaches of the Roman Empire. Once freed, he established an influential school of Stoic philosophy, stressing that human beings cannot control life, only their responses to it. By putting into practice the ninety-three witty, wise, and razor-sharp instructions that make up The Art of Living... more...
The Art of Living
HarperCollins 2013; US$ 10.99Epictetus was born into slavery about 55 ce in the eastern outreaches of the Roman Empire. Once freed, he established an influential school of Stoic philosophy, stressing that human beings cannot control life, only their responses to it. By putting into practice the ninety-three witty, wise, and razor-sharp instructions that make up The Art of Living... more...
The Handbook (The Encheiridion)
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 1983; US$ 4.95The Handbook , or The Encheiridion , by Epictetus (c. A.D. 50-130) is a collection of extracts from his four books of Discourses complied by Flavius Arrianus. Included in this annotated translation by Nicholas. P. White is an Introduction referencing Epictetus? life and thought along with a general understanding of Stoic philosophy as a movement and... more...









