Discourses and Selected Writings

Download or read book Discourses and Selected Writings written by Epictetus and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2025-12-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new translation of the influential teachings of the great Stoic philosopher Despite being born into slavery, Greco-Roman philosopher Epictetus became one of the most influential thinkers of his time. Discourses and Selected Writings is a transcribed collection of informal lectures given by the philosopher around AD 108. A gateway into the life and mind of a great intellectual, it is also an important example of the usage of Koine or “common” Greek, an ancestor to Standard Modern Greek.