Epictetus's Discourses and Selected Writings

14/06/2025 38 min

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Explore Epictetus's Discourses and Selected Writings. We compare his "tough" philosophy with Seneca & Marcus Aurelius, and its ties to Cynicism & Epicureanism. Works CitedBraicovich, Rodrigo Sebastián. "Freedom and Determinism in Epictetus' Discourses." The Classical Quarterly, vol. 60, no. 1, Cambridge University Press, May 2010, pp. 202-220."Cynicism (philosophy)." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 9 May 2024, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cynicism_(philosophy)&oldid=1292186224. "Epicureanism." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 10 May 2024, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Epicureanism&oldid=1295088018. Accessed 14 June 2024.Epictetus. Discourses, Fragments, Handbook. Translated by Robin Hard, with an Introduction and Notes by Christopher Gill, Oxford University Press, 2014.---. Enchiridion. Prometheus Books, 1955.Faust, Clarence H., et al. "Lucretius: On the Nature of Things, The Discourses of Epictetus, The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius." Great Books of the Western World, vol. 12, Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 1952.Georgiadis, Vasileios, and Lazaros Sarigiannidis. "Epictetus’ stoic philosophy glance at resistance to change." International Journal of Organizational Analysis, ahead-of-print, Emerald Publishing Limited, 2 Jan. 2025.Gerson, Lloyd P. Review of From Stoicism to Platonism: The Development of Philosophy, 100 BCE-100 CE, edited by Troels Engberg-Pedersen. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, 17 June 2017Gould, Josiah. Review of Epictetus: A Stoic and Socratic Guide to Life, by A. A. Long. Journal of the History of Philosophy, vol. 41, no. 2, Johns Hopkins University Press, Apr. 2003, pp. 268-269.Griffin, Dermot M. "Stoicism in History & Modern Life." Philosophy Now, no. 157, n.d., philosophynow.org/issues/157/Stoicism_in_History_and_Modern_Life. "The Handbook of Epictetus." Modern Stoicism, n.d., modernstoicism.com/the-handbook-of-epictetus/.Hanselman, Stephen. "The 9 Core Stoic Beliefs." Daily Stoic, n.d., dailystoic.com/the-9-core-stoic-beliefs/Holiday, Ryan, and Stephen Hanselman. Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius. Portfolio, 2020."Hellenistic philosophy." Wikipedia, Wikimedia FoundationInwood, Brad, editor. The Cambridge Companion to the Stoics. Cambridge University Press, 2003.Irvine, William B. A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy. Oxford University Press, 2009."Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: Book Summary, Key Lessons and Best Quotes." Daily Stoic, n.d., dailystoic.com/meditations-by-marcus-aurelius/. Pigliucci, Massimo. "Updating Epictetus And Stoicism For the 21st Century." Modern Stoicism, 19 Dec. 2020, modernstoicism.com/updating-epictetus-and-stoicism-for-the-21st-century-by-massimo-pigliucci/. Accessed 14 June 2024.Powers, Nathan. Review of From Epicurus to Epictetus: Studies in Hellenistic and Roman Philosophy, by A. A. Long. Bryn Mawr Classical Review, no. 2007.05.42, Clarendon Press, 2007."Pyrrhonism." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 20 May 2024, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pyrrhonism&oldid=1293447829. Robertson, Donald J. "How to Actually Practice Stoicism." Donald J. Robertson, n.d., donaldrobertson.name/2024/11/23/how-to-actually-practice-stoicism/.---. "Stoicism and Psychological Resilience." Donald J. Robertson, n.d., donaldrobertson.name/2024/09/16/stoicism-and-psychological-resilience/.Sellars, John. Review of Learning to Live Naturally: Stoic Ethics and its Modern Significance, by Christopher Gill. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, 9 July 2023, ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/learning-to-live-naturally-stoic-ethics-and-its-modern-significance/."Stoic Philosophers: Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius." Of Mind and Body, n.d., ofmindandbody.co/stoic-philosophers-epictetus-seneca-and-marcus-aurelius/"Stoicism." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 9 May 2024, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stoicism&oldid=1294947229.