Discourses, fragments, handbook

Name: Discourses, fragments, handbook
ISBN: 9780199595181

by Epictetus · first published 2014

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Red_Tarsius · Nov 28, 2017 · Recommends

…https://medium.com/opacity/comment-on-klueless-massimo-s-com... This short essay by GILBERT MURRAY is the best introduction to Stoicism: http://ia600304.us.archive.org/13/items/thestoicphilosop00mu... After that, you can dive into: - EPICTETUS, Discourses, Fragments, Handbook (Oxford World's Classics. It features both Enchiridion and fragments) - MARCUS AURELIUS, Meditations (Oxford World's Classics) - Any collection of letters and essays written by SENECA - PIERRE HADOT,…
on “What the Stoics did for us” ↗
rramadass · Feb 7, 2022 · Recommends

Checkout Robin Hard's translations in the Oxford World's Classics series (all are excellent); 1) Epictetus Discourses, Fragments, Handbook 2) Marcus Aurelius Meditations: with selected correspondence 3) Diogenes the Cynic Sayings and Anecdotes: with Other Popular Moralists
on “Ask HN: What is one book you would recommend everyone to read?” ↗
kashyapc · Jun 5, 2019 · Recommends

On "cool, smart, or successful" and "deserving of happiness", you might want to hear what the Stoic philosopher, Epictetus, had to say: One central message [of his book, "Discourses, Fragments, Handbook"] is that the basis for happiness or well-being is 'up to us' and that we all have the capacity to move towards this state, regardless of our specific social context or individual character. [...] Epictetus…
on “The Science Behind Why Some Are Shy” ↗