How to be free an ancient guide to the stoic life : Encheiridion and selections from Discourses

How to be free an ancient guide to the stoic life : Encheiridion and selections from Discourses

"Born a slave, the Roman Stoic philosopher Epictetus (c.55-135 AD) taught that mental freedom is supreme, since it can liberate one anywhere, even in a prison ... Freedom, for Epictetus, is not a human right or a political prerogative but a psychological and ethical achievement, a gift that we...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Epictetus (Author)
Other Authors: Long, A. A. (Translator), Oldfather, W. A. 1880-1945 (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Ancient Greek
Published: Princeton, New Jersey Princeton University Press [2018]
Series:Ancient wisdom for modern readers
Subjects:
Epictetus. > Manual.
Epictetus. > Discourses.
Stoics > Early works to 1800.
Ethics, Ancient.
Conduct of life > Early works to 1800.