The Teaching of Epictetus Being the 'Encheiridion of Epictetus,' with Selections from the 'Dissertations' and 'Fragments'

Epictetus, 55-135
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THE TEACHING OF EPICTETUS: BEING THE ‘ENCHEIRIDION OF EPICTETUS,’ WITH SELECTIONS FROM THE ‘DISSERTATION’ AND ‘FRAGMENTS.’ The name Epictetus is pronounced _ep’’ik-ti’tus—e_ as in _get_, first _i_ as in _habit_, second _i_ as in _police_, _u_ as in _but_. TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK, WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES, BY T. W. ROLLESTON. NEW YORK HOME BOOK COMPANY, 45 VESEY STREET. INTRODUCTION. But for the zeal and ability of one disciple we should not now possess any trustworthy account of the teaching of Epictetus. For, like not a few other sages, he wrote nothing—his teaching was purely oral, delivered, in the form of lectures or discourses, to the students who came to him to receive their educa…

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