Stoic Teacher
Epictetus
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Born enslaved in Hierapolis, he became a Stoic teacher at Nicopolis in Greece. His student Arrian wrote down his talks as the Discourses and the Handbook.
Key work: The Handbook (Enchiridion), compiled by Arrian
“Of things some are in our power, and others are not.”
Key ideas, in brief (in our words)
Sort what is up to you from what is not.
What upsets us is our view of events, not the events.
Freedom is an inner matter, not a legal one.
Read more: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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