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Discourses and Selected Writings
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A new translation of the influential teachings of the great Stoic philosopher
DESPITE BEING BORN into slavery, Greco-Roman philosopher Epictetus became one of the most influential thinkers of his time. Discourses and Selected Writings is a transcribed collection of informal lectures given by the philosopher around AD 108. A gateway into the life and mind of a great intellectual, it is also an important example of the usage of Koine or ?common? Greek, an ancestor to Standard Modern Greek.Details
- ISBN-13: 9780140449464
- ISBN-10: 0140449469
- Publisher: Penguin Group
- Publish Date: November 2008
- Dimensions: 7.78 x 5.16 x 0.74 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.51 pounds
- Page Count: 304
- Reading Level: Ages 18-UP
