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Epictetus : a Stoic and Socratic guide to life / A.A. Long.
LIBRA - Special B563 .L66 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Long, A. A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Epictetus.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 310 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- The philosophy of Epictetus, a freed slave in the Roman Empire, has been profoundly influential on Western thought: it offers not only stimulating ideas but practical guidance in living one's life. A. A. Long, a leading scholar of later ancient philosophy, gives the definitive presentation of the thought of Epictetus for a broad readership. Long's fresh and vivid translations of a selection of the best of Epictetus' discourses show that his ideas are as valuable and striking today as they were amost two thousand years ago. This is a book for anyone interested in what we can learn from ancient philosophy about how to live our lives.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [281]-290) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0199245568
- OCLC:
- 48074214
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