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Discourses and Selected Writings

Discourses and Selected Writings

Épictète
Dobbin, Robert
Dobbin, Robert

Hardcover

Series: Penguin Classics Hardcover

PhilosophyAncient Greece

Publisher Price: $25.00

ISBN10: 0241764068
ISBN13: 9780241764060
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: Dec 2 2025
Pages: 416
Weight: 0.80
Height: 1.40 Width: 4.30 Depth: 6.70
Language: English
A new translation of the influential teachings of the great Stoic philosopher, now a Penguin Clothbound Classic designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith

Epictetus, a Greek Stoic and freed slave, ran a thriving philosophy school in Nicopolis in the early second century CE. 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. Robert Dobbin's modern and lively translation is accompanied by an introduction and notes.

Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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