Of Human Freedom -  Epictetus

Of Human Freedom

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
112 Seiten
2010
Penguin Classics (Verlag)
978-0-14-119235-2 (ISBN)
9,95 inkl. MwSt
A practical guide to moral self-improvement and living a good life. It 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.
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.

GREAT IDEAS. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

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).

Erscheint lt. Verlag 26.8.2010
Reihe/Serie Penguin Books, Great Ideas ; Vol.82
Übersetzer Robert Dobbin
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 111 x 181 mm
Gewicht 71 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik
Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie Altertum / Antike
Schlagworte Antike; Philosophie • Freiheit
ISBN-10 0-14-119235-6 / 0141192356
ISBN-13 978-0-14-119235-2 / 9780141192352
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