Epictetus' Handbook and the Tablet of Cebes: Guides to Stoic Living

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Author

Keith Seddon

Publication

2005 - Routledge

Language

English

Word Count

74,000 words, Guess

Page Count

296 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

Open LibraryOL24405620M
ISBN-100415324521
OCLC Control Number252831161
OCLC Control Number58728734
Library of Congress Control Number2005008169

Classifications

LCCB561.M53S44 2005

Description

This new translation of two works, one by Epictetus and the other by Cebes, two ancient Greek philosophers of the Imperial period, are presented in new translations of clear, straightforward English. In this book, readers will learn how to sustain emotional harmony and a ‘good flow of life’ whatever fortune may hold in store for them. This modern English translation of the complete Handbook is supported by and includes: * the first thorough commentary since that of Simplicius, 1500 years ago * a detailed introduction * extensive glossary * index of key terms * chapter-by-chapter discussion of themes * helpful tables that clarify Stoic ethical doctrines as a glance. Accompanying the Handbook is the Tablet of Cebes, a curious and engaging text. In complete contrast, yet complementing the Handbook’s more conventional philosophical presentation, the Tablet shows progress to philosophical wisdom as a journey through a landscape inhabited by personifications of happiness, fortune, the virtues and vices.