Epictetus on our Attachment to our Own Interest
A memorable passage from Epictetus in The Discourses. Be not deceived, every animal is attached to nothing so much as to its own interest. Whatever then seems to hinder his way to this, be it a …
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The Stoic Way of Life
The Stoic way of life is the expression that encompasses the Stoic’s attitude toward practical affairs. It really is “an anachronism,” writes Ludwig Edelstein in his book The Meaning …
The Stoic Reading List: Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus and More
You know the section of the book after the last chapter? The one that everyone ignores? That’s one of the first things I read as part of a systematic skimming, which allows me to get a feel for …
Epictetus on How to Live and the Ability to Choose
The Enchiridion (“The Manual”) is a short read on stoic advice for living. Epictetus’ practical precepts might change your life. What’s in our control and what’s not Some …
Epictetus on Freedom, Thinking, Information and Conventional Thinking
Born as a slave in a wealthy household nearly 2,000 years ago in Hierapolis, Epictetus caught a lucky break when his “owner” Epaphroditus, let him study liberal arts. Through the Stoic …