“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 based on practical knowledge: by accepting “that there is what depends on us and what does not depend on us”, everyone can free themselves from their prejudices and achieve happiness.
This edition offers thirty-six lessons from the philosopher which illustrate Stoic morality with force and depth.