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Epictetus’ Handbook and the Tablet of Cebes: Guides to Stoic Living

This new translation presents two works, one by Epictetus and the other by Cebes, two ancient Greek philosophers of the Imperial period, in new translations of clear, straightforward English.

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Keith Seddon
2005
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The Philosophy of Epictetus

The Stoic philosopher Epictetus has been one of the most influential of ancient thinkers, both in antiquity itself and in modern times. Theodore Scaltsas and Andrew S.

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Theodore Scaltsas (editor), Andrew S. Mason (editor)
2010
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The Handbook (The Encheiridion)

Although he was born into slavery and endured a permanent physical disability, Epictetus (ca. 50–ca. 130 AD) maintained that all people are free to control their lives and to live in harmony with nature.

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Epictetus, Nicholas P. White (translator)
1983
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The Discourses of Epictetus and the Enchiridion

The Discourses of Epictetus are a series of intensely practical informal lectures. Epictetus directs his students to focus attention on their opinions, anxieties, passions and desires, so that they may never fail to get what they desire.

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Epictetus
2020
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The Good Life Handbook: Epictetus’ Stoic Classic Enchiridion

The Handbook is a guide to the good life. It answers the question, “How can we be good and live free and happy, no matter what else is happening around us?” It is a concise summary of the teachings of Epictetus, as transcribed and later summarized by his student Flavius Arrian.

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Chuck Chakrapani
2018
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A Manual for Living

The essence of perennial Stoic wisdom in aphorisms of stunning insight and simplicity. The West's first and best little instruction book offers thoroughly contemporary and pragmatic reflections on how best to live with serenity and joy.

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Epictetus
1994
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Discourses and Selected Writings

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.

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Epictetus
2008
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Epictetus: Discourses, Fragments, Handbook

Epictetus' 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.

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Epictetus, Robin Hard (translator), Christopher Gill
2014
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