How do you react to things?
~Epictetus, Greek slave and philosopher, 55-135 AD |
Epictetus (55–135 C.E.)Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy IEP 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. Our knowledge of his philosophy and his method as a teacher comes to us via two works composed by his student Arrian, the Discourses and the Handbook. Although Epictetus based his teaching on the works of the early Stoics (none of which survives) which dealt with the three branches of Stoic thought, logic, physics and ethics, the Discourses and the Handbook concentrate almost exclusively on ethics.
|
|
Have you read any of this books? Please add your review, leave a comment or ask a question in the form below. We LOVE hearing from you! |
Originally posted 2018-12-26 20:28:29.
- Beck on solving problems - Sun 27 Oct 24
- How to stop being offended by every little thing - Sun 27 Oct 24
- Dr. Ellis, a wounded psychotherapist(???) - Sat 26 Oct 24