7 Free Epictetus Books [PDF]
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Looking for Epictetus books you can read for free? Epictetus (c. AD 50 to 135) was a Greek Stoic philosopher, born a slave in Hierapolis and exiled from Rome by Emperor Domitian.
This collection gathers his teaching in free PDF, from the Enchiridion to the complete Discourses recorded by his student Arrian. Epictetus never wrote a word himself, so everything here comes from his classroom in Nicopolis.
Every book is free to read online or download as PDF. Start with the Enchiridion: it takes about an hour, and its first line changes how you read the rest.
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The Enchiridion and Golden Sayings
The Enchiridion, or Handbook, is Arrian's summary of his teacher's ideas in 53 short chapters, built on the dichotomy of control. Next to it are the Golden Sayings by Hastings Crossley and The Teaching of Epictetus by T. W. Rolleston, two gentle ways in.
The Discourses of Epictetus
The Discourses are the classroom itself: Epictetus questioning students, mocking their excuses and bringing every lesson back to practice. Here you'll find the translations of George Long, P. E. Matheson, Elizabeth Carter and W. A. Oldfather, whose Loeb volumes set the Greek text beside the English.
Marcus Aurelius quoted the Discourses in his Meditations, and modern cognitive behavioral therapy names Epictetus as an ancestor. Nineteen centuries later, his question still works: is this up to me?
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