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Epicteto es uno de los nombres capitales de la filosofía estoica. Nacido hacia el año 50 d. C., durante parte de su vida fue un esclavo, aunque no se sabe si desde su nacimiento o más tarde. Vivió en Roma y más tarde fundó su propia escuela en Nicópolis. Al igual que Sócrates, nunca plasmo sus ideas por escrito, pero afortunadamente contó con Arriano, un alumno aventajado que se ocupó de tomar apuntes sobre sus lecciones. Con ellos contribuyó...
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No writings of Epictetus himself are really known. His discourses were transcribed and compiled by his pupil Arrian (author of the Anabasis Alexandri). The main work is The Discourses, four books of which have been preserved (out of an original eight). Arrian also compiled a popular digest, entitled the Enchiridion, or Handbook. In a preface to the Discourses, addressed to Lucius Gellius, Arrian states that "whatever I heard him say I used to write...
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"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants." "There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will." "Is there smoke in the room? If it be slight, I remain; if grievous, I quit it. For you must remember this and hold it fast, that the door stands open." A leading thinker of the Stoic school of philosophy, Epictetus (A.D. 55-135) was a renowned teacher whose...
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In this compilation of Books 3 and 4 of Epictetus' Discourses - the second of a two-volume set - the philosopher discusses the quest for freedom, the nature of solitude, cynicism, fear, discretion, the avoidance of quarrels, and other subjects of enduring interest and concern.
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The ne plus ultra of Stoicism, Discourses outline clear-cut principles of right conduct and true thinking, offering secular thinkers a mode of reasoning that dismisses the strictures of absolutism and emotionalism in exchange for a more peaceful and productive life. The Discourses report wide-ranging discussions between Epictetus and his students.
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"One of Michael Dirda's Best Books of 2018" A. A. Long is professor emeritus of classics and affiliated professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. His many books include Epictetus: A Stoic and Socratic Guide to Life, Stoic Studies, and (with Margaret Graver) Seneca: Letters on Ethics. He lives in Kensington, California.
A superb new edition of Epictetus's famed handbook on Stoicism-translated by one of the world's leading...
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