Discourses and Selected Writings (Penguin Classics) Paperback - 2008 - 1st Edition
by Epictetus
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A new translation of the influential teachings of the greatStoic philosopher
DESPITE BEING BORN into slavery, Greco-Roman philosopher Epictetus becameone of the most influential thinkers of his time. Discourses and Selected Writings is a transcribedcollection of informal lectures given by the philosopher around AD 108. A gatewayinto the life and mind of a great intellectual, it is also an important example of the usage ofKoine or 'common' Greek, an ancestor to Standard Modern Greek.
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- Title Discourses and Selected Writings (Penguin Classics)
- Author Epictetus
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition New
- Pages 304
- Language EN
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd, London
- Date August 28, 2008
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 52GZZZ00QZYM_ns
- ISBN 9780140449464
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Greece
Summary
DESPITE BEING BORN into slavery, Greco-Roman philosopher Epictetus became one of the most influential thinkers of his time. Discourses and Selected Writings is a transcribed collection of informal lectures given by the philosopher around AD 108. A gateway into the life and mind of a great intellectual, it is also an important example of the usage of Koine or ?common? Greek, an ancestor to Standard Modern Greek.
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- Christian Century, 10/14/2015, Page 36