· Epictetus (c. AD) was a teacher and Greco-Roman philosopher. Originally a slave from Hierapolis in Anatolia (modern Turkey), he was owned for a time by a prominent freedman at the court of the emperor Nero. After gaining his freedom he moved to Nicopolis on the Adriatic coast of Greece and opened a school of philosophy there. · Of Human Freedom. In 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. · The Discourses of Epictetus Epictetus - The books did not have a formal title in ancient times. Although Simplicius called them Diatribai other writers gave them titles such as Dialexis, and Homiliai. The modern name comes from the titles given in the earliest medieval manuscript: "Arrian's Diatribai of Epictetus". The Greek word Diatribai literally means "informal talks".As to the date, it.
Discourses by Epictetus is a work that only survived thanks to a student named Arrian, who's credited with transcribing the lessons he learned in Epictetus' classroom at the beginning of the second century AD. Arrian wrote in a letter prior to the Discourses' publishing, "whatever I used to hear him say I wrote down, word for word, as best I could, as a record for later use of his. Epictetus (c. AD) was a teacher and Greco-Roman philosopher. Originally a slave from Hierapolis in Anatolia (modern Turkey), he was owned for a time by a prominent freedman at the court of the emperor Nero. After gaining his freedom he moved to Nicopolis on the Adriatic coast of Greece and opened a school of philosophy there. Epictetus ( C.E.) Epictetus (pronounced Epic-TEE-tus) was an exponent of Stoicism who flourished in the early second century C.E. about four hundred years after the Stoic school of Zeno of Citium was established in Athens. He lived and worked, first as a student in Rome, and then as a teacher with his own school in Nicopolis in Greece.
Epictetus and the Nature of Freedom Once we truly internalize what Epictetus is saying, we also realize that we are always completely free in the Stoic sense, regardless of our circumstances. Epictetus's discourse on human freedom is a must read for everyone who struggles with the concept and practice of freedom in a world where freedom is decaying in essence and practice and where it is being preconceived and misconceived. If you read this book you will rethink your daily practices of freedom or the lack thereof. Amongst the greatest of classical Stoic philosophers, Epictetus’ goal is to teach others how to achieve peace and satisfaction, by focusing on what is truly valuable, and not on things which only appear to be. Cultivation of freedom is the ultimate pursuit of human life, and ‘What else is freedom but the power to live our life the way we want?’ (p. ).
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