Epictetus : A Stoic and Socratic Guide to Life

ISBN-13: 9780199245567 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 328 str.

A. A. Long

Opis

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.

Recenzje

A. A. Long's splendid Epictetus: A Stoic and Socratic Guide to Life . . . could be used successfully in everything from an introductory survey-course on Greek philosophy to a graduate seminar on Stoicism

O autorze

A. A. Long is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. He is co-editor of the Clarendon Later Ancient Philosophers series.