Description: The Enchiridion: The Handbook of Epictetus by Epictetus, Epictetus, ISBN 1722205970, ISBN-13 9781722205973, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US The Enchiridion: The Handbook of Epictetus by Epictetus and translated by Thomas W. Higginson with an Introduction by Albert Salomon . The Enchiridion or Handbook of Epictetus is a short manual of Stoic ethical advice compiled by Arrian, a 2nd-century disciple of the Greek philosopher Epictetus. There are things which are within our power, and there are things which are beyond our power. Within our power are opinion, aim, desire, aversion, and, in one word, whatever affairs are our own. Beyond our power are body, property, reputation, office, and, in one word, whatever are not properly our own affairs. The littl by Epictetus called Enchiridion or “manual” has played a disproportionately large role in the rise of modern attitudes and modern philosophy. As soon as it had been translated into the vernacular languages, it became a bestseller among independent intellectuals, among anti-Christian thinkers, and among philosophers of a subjective cast. Montaigne had a copy of the Enchiridion among his books. Pascal violently rejected the megalomaniac pride of the Stoic philosopher. Frederick the Great carried th with him on all campaigns. It was a source of inspiration and encouragement to Anthony, Earl of Shaftesbury, in the serious illness which ended only in his death; many pages of his diaries contain passages copied from the Enchiridion. It has been studied and widely quoted by Scottish philosophers like Francis Hutcheson, Adam Smith, and Adam Ferguson who valued Stoic moral philosophy for its reconciliation of social dependency and personal independence.
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Book Title: Enchiridion : the Handbook of Epictetus
Number of Pages: 36 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Item Height: 0.1 in
Topic: Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Philosophy
Item Weight: 3.7 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Epictetus
Book Series: Ethics and Moral Philosophy Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
