Of Human Freedom
  • Published: 15 September 2010
  • ISBN: 9780141192352
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 112
  • RRP: $22.99
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Of Human Freedom

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22 Sep 2010
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'Is freedom the same as madness?'

In this personal and practical guide to moral self-improvement and living a good life, the second-century philosopher Epictetus tackles questions of freedom and imprisonment, stubbornness and fear, family, friendship and love, and leaves an intriguing document of daily life in the classical world.

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  • Published: 15 September 2010
  • ISBN: 9780141192352
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 112
  • RRP: $22.99
Categories:

About the author

Epictetus

Epictetus (c. 55-135 AD) was a teacher and Greco-Roman philosopher. Originally a slave from Hierapolis in Anatolia (modern Turkey), he was owned for a time by a prominent freedman at the court of the emperor Nero. After gaining his freedom he moved to Nicopolis on the Adriatic coast of Greece and opened a school of philosophy there. His informal lectures (the Discourses) were transcribed and published by his student Arrian, who also composed a digest of Epictetus' teaching known as the Manual (or Enchiridion). Late in life Epictetus retired from teaching, adopted an orphan child, and lived out his remaining years in domestic obscurity. His thought owes most to Stoicism, but also reflects the influence of other philosophers, Plato and Socrates in particular.

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