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How to be free : an ancient guide to the stoic life : Encheiridion and selections from Discourses / Epictetus ; translated and with an introduction by A.A. Long.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English, Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Original language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Series: Ancient wisdom for modern readersPublisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: liii, 173 pages ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780691177717
  • 0691177716
Related works:
  • Container of (expression): Epictetus. Manual. English (Long)
  • Container of (expression): Epictetus. Manual. Greek (Oldfather)
  • Container of (expression): Epictetus. Discourses. Selections (Ancient wisdom for modern readers). English (Long)
  • Container of (expression): Epictetus. Discourses. Selections (Ancient wisdom for modern readers). Greek (Oldfather)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Learning to desire each thing as it happens -- Freedom from emotional distress -- Freedom from subservience -- Freedom to assent without impediment -- Knowing what to want -- Freedom of the will -- Making correct use of impressions -- Freedom and human nature -- Freedom and dignity.
Summary: "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 alone can bestow on ourselves ... How to Be Free features splendid new translations and the original Greek on facing pages, a compelling introduction that sets Epictetus in context and describes the importance of Stoic freedom today, and an invaluable glossary of key words and concepts. The result is an unmatched introduction to this powerful method of managing emotions and handling life's situations, from the most ordinary to the most demanding."--Provided by the publisher.
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A superb new edition of Epictetus's famed handbook on Stoicism--translated by one of the world's leading authorities on Stoic philosophy

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. In How to Be Free , A. A. Long--one of the world's leading authorities on Stoicism and a pioneer in its remarkable contemporary revival--provides a superb new edition of Epictetus's celebrated guide to the Stoic philosophy of life (the Encheiridion ) along with a selection of related reflections in his Discourses .

Freedom, for Epictetus, is not a human right or a political prerogative but a psychological and ethical achievement, a gift that we alone can bestow on ourselves. We can all be free, but only if we learn to assign paramount value to what we can control (our motivations and reactions), treat what we cannot control with equanimity, and view our circumstances as opportunities to do well and be well, no matter what happens to us through misfortune or the actions of other people.

How to Be Free features splendid new translations and the original Greek on facing pages, a compelling introduction that sets Epictetus in context and describes the importance of Stoic freedom today, and an invaluable glossary of key words and concepts. The result is an unmatched introduction to this powerful method of managing emotions and handling life's situations, from the most ordinary to the most demanding.

Study in English, with text in Greek with English translation. The Greek text is that of Oldfather in the Loeb Classical Library (1925-1928).

"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 alone can bestow on ourselves ... How to Be Free features splendid new translations and the original Greek on facing pages, a compelling introduction that sets Epictetus in context and describes the importance of Stoic freedom today, and an invaluable glossary of key words and concepts. The result is an unmatched introduction to this powerful method of managing emotions and handling life's situations, from the most ordinary to the most demanding."--Provided by the publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Learning to desire each thing as it happens -- Freedom from emotional distress -- Freedom from subservience -- Freedom to assent without impediment -- Knowing what to want -- Freedom of the will -- Making correct use of impressions -- Freedom and human nature -- Freedom and dignity.

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