Ancient Stoic philosophy and ethics

The Enchiridion (The Manual)

Name: The Enchiridion (The Manual)
Author: Epictetus

Intermediatecomplete

A concise manual of Stoic ethics and practical philosophy. Epictetus, a former slave turned philosopher, provides a series of powerful and blunt instructions for achieving tranquility and freedom through the mastery of one's own will and the acceptance of what is outside of our control. The Enchiridion focuses with intensity on the 'dichotomy of control'—the distinction between things that are up to us (opinions, desires) and things that are not (body, property, reputation).

Also known asHandbook of Epictetus

This edition1877

EditionGeorge Bell & Sons, London (George Long translation)

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