Art of Living
The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness
by Epictetus
Recommended by Susan J. Fowler and Neville Medhora
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Personal Development, Philosophy, and Social Sciences.
Epictetus was born into slavery about 55 C.E. in the eastern outreaches of the Roman Empire. Sold as a child and crippled from the beatings of his master, Epictetus was eventually freed, rising from his humble roots to establish an influential school of Stoic philosophy. Stressing that human beings cannot control life, only how they respond to it, ...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Personal Development, Philosophy, and Social Sciences.
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Susan J. Fowler
“If you have a problem, quickly flip through this book and I bet some sort of solution will arise. | Marcus Aurelius was my first introduction to Stoicism, but it was Epictetus' The Enchiridion that had served as my guide to living a good, intellectually rich life. Epictetus' teachings are lifechanging if you apply them to your life, and it is Epictetus' own life story that gives them such significance to me.”
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