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Discourses. Book I / Epictetus ; translated with an introduction and commentary by Robert F. Dobbin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Series: Clarendon later ancient philosophersPublication details: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1998.Description: 1 online resource (xxiv, 256 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780191585968
  • 0191585963
  • 058516004X
  • 9780585160047
Uniform titles:
  • Discourses. Book 1. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Discourses. Book I.DDC classification:
  • 188 21
LOC classification:
  • B560.E5 D63 1998eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- Translation -- Commentary.
Summary: The Discourses are a key source for ancient Stoicism, one of the richest and most influential schools of thought in Western philosophy. They not only represent the Stoicism of Epictetus' own time, but also reflect the teachings of such early Stoics as Zeno and Chrysippus, whose writings are largely lost. The first of the four books of the Discourses is philosophically the richest: it focuses primarily on ethics and moral psychology, but also touches on issues of logic, epistemology, science, and rhetoric. Other notable schools of ancient thought, including Epicureanism, the Sceptics, and the Cynics, are discussed. -- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-245) and indexes.

Introduction -- Translation -- Commentary.

The Discourses are a key source for ancient Stoicism, one of the richest and most influential schools of thought in Western philosophy. They not only represent the Stoicism of Epictetus' own time, but also reflect the teachings of such early Stoics as Zeno and Chrysippus, whose writings are largely lost. The first of the four books of the Discourses is philosophically the richest: it focuses primarily on ethics and moral psychology, but also touches on issues of logic, epistemology, science, and rhetoric. Other notable schools of ancient thought, including Epicureanism, the Sceptics, and the Cynics, are discussed. -- Provided by publisher.

Print version record.

English.

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