The teaching of Epictetus: being the Encheiridion of Epictetus; with selections from the 'Dissertations' and 'Fragments.' (1888). By: T. W. Rolle

by Epictetus and T.W. Rolleston

Book Overview

Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was probably born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present day Pamukkale, Turkey), and lived in Rome until his exile to Nicopolis in northwestern Greece, where he lived most of his life and died. His teachings were noted down and published by his pupil Arrian in his Discourses. Philosophy, he taught, is a way of life and not just a theoretical discipline. To Epictetus, all external events are determined by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 154682846X
• ISBN13: 9781546828464
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.0" x 10.0"