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CONTENTS Preface 6 List of Abbreviations 11 Part One The Handbook of Epictetus: Stoic Transformation of the Soul Introduction to Epictetus 1 Overview 14 2 Life 15 3 Writings 18 3.1 The Discourses 20 3.2 The Handbook 20 3.3 Fragments 21 4 Epictetus? Stoicism 21 5 Key Concepts 5.1 The promise of philosophy 23 5.2 What is really good 25 5.3 What is in our power 27 5.4 Making proper use of impressions 29 5.5 The three topoi 32 5.5.1 The Discipline of Desire 33 5.5.2 The Discipline of Action 35 5.5.3 The Discipline of Assent 38 5.6 God 40 5.7 On living in accordance with nature 44 5.8 Metaphors for life 48 5.9 Making progress 53 Translation and Commentary 57 Part Two The Tablet of Cebes: The Journey to Happiness Introduction to the Tablet of Cebes 1 Overview 290 2 Author and Date 292 3 Outline of the Tablet 298 4 Is the Tablet Stoic? 302 Translation 306 Appendix 1: The Story of Er 342 Appendix 2: Tables, Plans, and Drawing Epictetus and Stoicism 1 Stoic Values 352 2 Passions and ?Good Feelings? 353 3 Indifferent Things (ta adiaphora) 353 4 Translations of Prohairesis 354 5 Translations of aidôs and aidêmôn, pistis and pistos in Handbook 24 355 6 The Stoic Philosophers 356 Tablet of Cebes Plan One: Schematic Overview of Cebes? Tablet 358 Plan Two: Encloses C and D 358 Drawing One: The Path to True Education 359 Appendix 3: A Page from the Author?s Stoic Notebook 360 Glossary A: Epictetus 361 Glossary B: Cebes 387 Bibliography 404 Index of Key Terms in the Handbook of Epictetus 456
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Epictetus. Manual.
Kebåetos Thåebaiou pinax.
Conduct of life.
Stoics.