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Philosophy

Short Works

by Epictetus

  • 1 hour 46 minutes
  • 192 chapters
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Born enslaved and lamed by his master, Epictetus studied Stoic philosophy while in bondage. Once freed, he survived Domitian’s banishment of all philosophers from Rome to settle in Greece, where he founded a school of philosophy. He quickly rose to prominence as a renowned Stoic scholar and teacher, and even though he was personally favored by emperors, he kept a simple life. While most of Epictetus’s writings were compiled in the Discourses by his student Arrian of Nicomedia, his writings were also summarized in a short manual called the “Enchiridion.” A short handbook with practical suggestions on how to live a good and satisfying life, it remained popular for centuries with translations to different languages completed as early as 1493, and was even a common school text in Scotland during the 18th century. This Standard Ebooks edition collects the “Enchiridion” together with Epictetus’s miscellaneous fragmentary teachings.

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SubjectsEthics, AncientConduct of life--Early works to 1800

Chapters

192 chapters · 1h 45m

  1. 1The Enchiridion — I2m
  2. 2The Enchiridion — II1m
  3. 3The Enchiridion — III34s
  4. 4The Enchiridion — IV52s
  5. 5The Enchiridion — V46s
  6. 6The Enchiridion — VI38s
  7. 7The Enchiridion — VII49s
  8. 8The Enchiridion — VIII14s
  9. 9The Enchiridion — IX24s
  10. 10The Enchiridion — X42s
  11. 11The Enchiridion — XI44s
  12. 12The Enchiridion — XII1m
  13. 13The Enchiridion — XIII35s
  14. 14The Enchiridion — XIV59s
  15. 15The Enchiridion — XV1m
  16. 16The Enchiridion — XVI49s
  17. 17The Enchiridion — XVII34s
  18. 18The Enchiridion — XVIII35s
  19. 19The Enchiridion — XIX46s
  20. 20The Enchiridion — XX31s
  21. 21The Enchiridion — XXI17s
  22. 22The Enchiridion — XXII42s
  23. 23The Enchiridion — XXIII25s
  24. 24The Enchiridion — XXIV2m
  25. 25The Enchiridion — XXV2m
  26. 26The Enchiridion — XXVI52s
  27. 27The Enchiridion — XXVII12s
  28. 28The Enchiridion — XXVIII22s
  29. 29The Enchiridion — XXIX3m
  30. 30The Enchiridion — XXX1m
  31. 31The Enchiridion — XXXI2m
  32. 32The Enchiridion — XXXII1m
  33. 33The Enchiridion — XXXIII4m
  34. 34The Enchiridion — XXXIV55s
  35. 35The Enchiridion — XXXV23s
  36. 36The Enchiridion — XXXVI33s
  37. 37The Enchiridion — XXXVII14s
  38. 38The Enchiridion — XXXVIII19s
  39. 39The Enchiridion — XXXIX36s
  40. 40The Enchiridion — XL30s
  41. 41The Enchiridion — XLI25s
  42. 42The Enchiridion — XLII50s
  43. 43The Enchiridion — XLIII32s
  44. 44The Enchiridion — XLIV31s
  45. 45The Enchiridion — XLV35s
  46. 46The Enchiridion — XLVI1m
  47. 47The Enchiridion — XLVII39s
  48. 48The Enchiridion — XLVIII1m
  49. 49The Enchiridion — XLIX1m
  50. 50The Enchiridion — L25s
  51. 51The Enchiridion — LI1m
  52. 52The Enchiridion — LII1m
  53. 53The Enchiridion — LIII44s
  54. 54Fragments — I1m
  55. 55Fragments — II17s
  56. 56Fragments — III8s
  57. 57Fragments — IV15s
  58. 58Fragments — V8s
  59. 59Fragments — VI10s
  60. 60Fragments — VII17s
  61. 61Fragments — VIII29s
  62. 62Fragments — IX22s
  63. 63Fragments — X16s
  64. 64Fragments — XI27s
  65. 65Fragments — XII12s
  66. 66Fragments — XIII12s
  67. 67Fragments — XIV18s
  68. 68Fragments — XV23s
  69. 69Fragments — XVI58s
  70. 70Fragments — XVII21s
  71. 71Fragments — XVIII15s
  72. 72Fragments — XIX25s
  73. 73Fragments — XX30s
  74. 74Fragments — XXI27s
  75. 75Fragments — XXII31s
  76. 76Fragments — XXIII19s
  77. 77Fragments — XXIV20s
  78. 78Fragments — XXV20s
  79. 79Fragments — XXVI29s
  80. 80Fragments — XXVII34s
  81. 81Fragments — XXVIII21s
  82. 82Fragments — XXIX24s
  83. 83Fragments — XXX25s
  84. 84Fragments — XXXI16s
  85. 85Fragments — XXXII28s
  86. 86Fragments — XXXIII16s
  87. 87Fragments — XXXIV47s
  88. 88Fragments — XXXV26s
  89. 89Fragments — XXXVI48s
  90. 90Fragments — XXXVII26s
  91. 91Fragments — XXXVIII11s
  92. 92Fragments — XXXIX13s
  93. 93Fragments — XL9s
  94. 94Fragments — XLI10s
  95. 95Fragments — XLII25s
  96. 96Fragments — XLIII21s
  97. 97Fragments — XLIV31s
  98. 98Fragments — XLV33s
  99. 99Fragments — XLVI23s
  100. 100Fragments — XLVII10s
  101. 101Fragments — XLVIII18s
  102. 102Fragments — XLIX21s
  103. 103Fragments — L13s
  104. 104Fragments — LI17s
  105. 105Fragments — LII51s
  106. 106Fragments — LIII41s
  107. 107Fragments — LIV8s
  108. 108Fragments — LV12s
  109. 109Fragments — LVI48s
  110. 110Fragments — LVII13s
  111. 111Fragments — LVIII19s
  112. 112Fragments — LIX10s
  113. 113Fragments — LX11s
  114. 114Fragments — LXI17s
  115. 115Fragments — LXII11s
  116. 116Fragments — LXIII15s
  117. 117Fragments — LXIV12s
  118. 118Fragments — LXV7s
  119. 119Fragments — LXVI9s
  120. 120Fragments — LXVII38s
  121. 121Fragments — LXVIII20s
  122. 122Fragments — LXIX15s
  123. 123Fragments — LXX32s
  124. 124Fragments — LXXI22s
  125. 125Fragments — LXXII18s
  126. 126Fragments — LXXIII12s
  127. 127Fragments — LXXIV15s
  128. 128Fragments — LXXV18s
  129. 129Fragments — LXXVI20s
  130. 130Fragments — LXXVII17s
  131. 131Fragments — LXXVIII23s
  132. 132Fragments — LXXIX24s
  133. 133Fragments — LXXX18s
  134. 134Fragments — LXXXI19s
  135. 135Fragments — LXXXII25s
  136. 136Fragments — LXXXIII23s
  137. 137Fragments — LXXXIV42s
  138. 138Fragments — LXXXV12s
  139. 139Fragments — LXXXVI17s
  140. 140Fragments — LXXXVII11s
  141. 141Fragments — LXXXVIII25s
  142. 142Fragments — LXXXIX10s
  143. 143Fragments — XC9s
  144. 144Fragments — XCI12s
  145. 145Fragments — XCII11s
  146. 146Fragments — XCIII16s
  147. 147Fragments — XCIV1m
  148. 148Fragments — XCV31s
  149. 149Fragments — XCVI11s
  150. 150Fragments — XCVII26s
  151. 151Fragments — XCVIII9s
  152. 152Fragments — XCIX23s
  153. 153Fragments — C8s
  154. 154Fragments — CI12s
  155. 155Fragments — CII8s
  156. 156Fragments — CIII14s
  157. 157Fragments — CIV9s
  158. 158Fragments — CV25s
  159. 159Fragments — CVI16s
  160. 160Fragments — CVII17s
  161. 161Fragments — CVIII14s
  162. 162Fragments — CIX28s
  163. 163Fragments — CX12s
  164. 164Fragments — CXI11s
  165. 165Fragments — CXII14s
  166. 166Fragments — CXIII9s
  167. 167Fragments — CXIV7s
  168. 168Fragments — CXV13s
  169. 169Fragments — CXVI10s
  170. 170Fragments — CXVII11s
  171. 171Fragments — CXVIII8s
  172. 172Fragments — CXIX7s
  173. 173Fragments — CXX20s
  174. 174Fragments — CXXI12s
  175. 175Fragments — CXXII17s
  176. 176Fragments — CXXIII11s
  177. 177Fragments — CXXIV8s
  178. 178Fragments — CXXV11s
  179. 179Fragments — CXXVI9s
  180. 180Fragments — CXXVII12s
  181. 181Fragments — CXXVIII9s
  182. 182Fragments — CXXIX12s
  183. 183Fragments — CXXX12s
  184. 184Fragments — CXXXI24s
  185. 185Fragments — CXXXII14s
  186. 186Fragments — CXXXIII42s
  187. 187Fragments — CXXXIV56s
  188. 188Fragments — CXXXV19s
  189. 189Fragments — CXXXVI55s
  190. 190Fragments — CLXXIX2m
  191. 191Fragments — CLXXX2m
  192. 192Fragments — CLXXXI22s

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