Ἐπικτήτου διατριβαί

Discourses of Epictetus

Author

Epictetus

Language

Koine Greek

Year

c. 108

Country

Roman Empire

Genre

Short Prose

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The Discourses of Epictetus are a series of informal lectures by the Stoic philosopher Epictetus written down by his pupil Arrian around 108 AD. Four books out of an original eight are still extant. The philosophy of Epictetus is intensely practical. He directs his students to focus attention on their opinions, anxieties, passions, and desires, so that "they may never fail to get what they desire, nor fall into what they avoid."