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Epictetus : What philosophy promises
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Epictetus reminds us that philosophy is not an abstract discourse but a discipline of life. It teaches us to align our judgements, desires and actions with what truly depends on us.
- Philosophy
Epictetus : Which depends on us
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This collection presents the central principle of Epictetus’s Stoicism: distinguishing what belongs to our judgement from what lies beyond our control. This distinction opens a path towards inner freedom.
- Philosophy
Epictetus : Of freedom
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Epictetus defines freedom as mastery of one’s judgements and desires rather than the absence of external constraints. A free person lucidly accepts the order of things.
- Philosophy
Epictetus: On the attitude to take towards tyrants
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In the face of arbitrary power, Epictetus affirms the independence of judgment and will. The tyrant can coerce the body, but not the internal use that each makes of his representations.
- Philosophy
Epictetus: Of inner contentment
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Epictetus teaches that contentment does not depend on goods or events, but on the use of our ability to judge. The text proposes a concrete exercise of freedom and inner coherence.
- Philosophy
Epictetus: Interviews
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“My goal is to finally make of you men freed from all constraints, from all constraints, from all obstacles, free, peaceful, happy, who turn their eyes towards God in both small and big things. » A lame slave who became a philosopher, Epictetus orally gave his students and disciples lessons which, through the study of exemplary models, aimed at their edification. Recorded by one of them, his teaching is above all ba…
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Epictetus: Peace of the soul
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These Stoic lessons show how to appease the mind by reforming its representations. serenity arises from a desire adjusted to what depends on us and from a daily practice of attention.
- Philosophy
Epictetus: Manual
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A summary of Epictetus' thought bequeathed by his disciple Arrian, the Manual - that is to say the enkheiridion, the dagger that we have on hand to face any eventuality - is dedicated to ethical effectiveness. It is brief and incisive by necessity. It is not addressed to the wise, who have no need of it, but to those, among the unwise, who are progressing and practicing wisdom. An exercise book for philosophical edu…
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