Epictetus: Discourses and Selected Writings

Cover: 9780140449464 | Discourses and Selected Writings | Epictetus | Taschenbuch | 304 S.

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Sprache: Englisch

Originalsprache: Griechisch (bis 1453)

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The Discourses/Fragments/Enchiridion

'I must die. But must I die bawling?'

Epictetus, a Greek Stoic and freed slave, ran a thriving philosophy school in Nicopolis 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. The Discourses argue that happiness lies in learning to perceive exactly what is in our power to change and what is not, and in embracing our fate to live in harmony with god and nature. In this personal, practical guide to the ethics of Stoicism and moral self-improvement, Epictetus tackles questions of freedom and imprisonment, illness and fear, family, friendship and love.

Translated and Edited with an Introduction by Robert Dobbin

Über den Autor

Epictetus (c. 55-135 CE) was a teacher and Stoic philosopher. Originally a slave from Hierapolis in Anatolia (modern Turkey), he moved to Nicopolis on the Adriatic coast of Greece after gaining his freedom and opened a school of philosophy there. His informal lectures (the Discourses) were transcribed and published by his student Arrian, who also composed a digest of Epictetus' teaching known as the Manual (or Enchiridion). Late in life Epictetus retired from teaching, adopted an orphan child and lived out his remaining years in domestic obscurity. His influence has been deep and enduring, from Marcus Aurelius in his Meditations to the contemporary psychologist Albert Ellis, who has acknowledged his debt to Epictetus in devising the school of Rational-Emotive Behavioural Therapy.

Empfohlen (von):	18
Erscheinungsjahr:	2008
Genre:	Importe , Philosophie
Jahrhundert:	Renaissance und Aufklärung
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	304 S.
ISBN-13:	9780140449464
ISBN-10:	0140449469
Sprache:	Englisch
Originalsprache:	Griechisch (bis 1453)
Herstellernummer:	42990
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Epictetus
Redaktion:	Dobbin, Robert
Herausgeber:	Robert Dobbin
Übersetzung:	Dobbin, Robert
Hersteller:	Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Penguin Classics
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße:	198 x 131 x 19 mm
Von/Mit:	Epictetus
Erscheinungsdatum:	28.08.2008
Gewicht:	0,231 kg