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Of Human Freedom

Epictetus Robert Dobbin

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Penguin Classics
15 September 2010
'Is freedom the same as madness?'

In this personal and practical guide to moral self-improvement and living a good life, the second-century philosopher Epictetus tackles questions of freedom and imprisonment, stubbornness and fear, family, friendship and love, and leaves an intriguing document of daily life in the classical world.

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Imprint:   Penguin Classics
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 182mm,  Width: 111mm,  Spine: 8mm
Weight:   75g
ISBN:   9780141192352
ISBN 10:   0141192356
Series:   Penguin Great Ideas
Pages:   112
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Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  ELT Advanced ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Epictetus (c. 55-135 AD) was a teacher and Greco-Roman philosopher. Originally a slave from Hierapolis in Anatolia (modern Turkey), he was owned for a time by a prominent freedman at the court of the emperor Nero. After gaining his freedom he moved to Nicopolis on the Adriatic coast of Greece and opened a school of philosophy there. His informal lectures (the Discourses) were transcribed and published by his student Arrian, who also composed a digest of Epictetus' teaching known as the Manual (or Enchiridion).

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