Discourses and Selected Writings (Penguin Classics)
A new translation of the influential teachings of the great Stoic philosopherDESPITE BEING BORN into slavery, Greco-Roman philosopher Epictetus became one of the most influential thinkers of his time. Discourses and Selected Writings is a transcribed collection of informal lectures given by the...
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A new translation of the influential teachings of the great Stoic philosopherDESPITE BEING BORN into slavery, Greco-Roman philosopher Epictetus became one of the most influential thinkers of his time. Discourses and Selected Writings is a transcribed collection of informal lectures given by the philosopher around AD 108. A gateway into the life and mind of a great intellectual, it is also an important example of the usage of Koine or ?common? Greek, an ancestor to Standard Modern Greek.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140449464 (0140449469)
ASIN: 0140449469
Publish date: 2008-11-25
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Essays,
History,
Literature,
Religion,
Philosophy,
Roman,
Spirituality,
Ancient
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