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The Golden Sayings of Epictetus (Paperback)
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The Golden Sayings of Epictetus (Paperback)
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Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was probably born a
slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present day Pamukkale, Turkey), and
lived in Rome until his exile to Nicopolis in northwestern Greece,
where he lived most of his life and died. His teachings were noted
down and published by his pupil Arrian in his Discourses.
Philosophy, he taught, is a way of life and not just a theoretical
discipline. To Epictetus, all external events are determined by
fate, and are thus beyond our control, but we can accept whatever
happens calmly and dispassionately. Individuals, however, are
responsible for their own actions which they can examine and
control through rigorous self-discipline. Suffering arises from
trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what
is within our power. As part of the universal city that is the
universe, human beings have a duty of care to all fellow humans.
The person who followed these precepts would achieve happiness.
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