Discourses, Book III

Book III of Epictetus' Discourses brings together some of the most penetrating teachings of Stoic philosophy on moral training, inner freedom, self-command, human vocation and the disciplined use of impressions.

Across twenty-six discourses, Epictetus examines what genuine progress in philosophy requires. He discusses personal adornment and character, the proper fields of philosophical study, the work of a good person, training in the face of difficulty, solitude, illness, fear, natural affection, freedom, providence and the demanding vocation of the Stoic philosopher. His central concern remains constant: how can human beings preserve their faculty of choice and live in accordance with nature amid circumstances they cannot control?

This carefully prepared EPHILO edition presents the complete text in polished British English, accompanied by an extensive introduction, translation and philosophical commentary by Dr Ioannis S. Christodoulou.

The volume also includes José Ferrater Mora's substantial study "Cynics and Stoics", the philosophical essay "What Is Philosophy?", a comprehensive bibliography, information about the translator, and three fully cross-linked sets of scholarly notes.

What This Edition Includes

•The complete twenty-six discourses of Book III
•Polished and carefully edited British English
•Introduction, translation and commentary by Dr Ioannis S. Christodoulou
•José Ferrater Mora's study "Cynics and Stoics"
•The philosophical essay "What Is Philosophy?"
•Extensive bidirectionally linked scholarly notes
•Conventional numbered chapter titles
•Comprehensive bibliography
•Biographical information about the translator
•Professionally structured EPUB3 edition

For readers of Stoicism, ancient Greek philosophy, ethics and the philosophical art of living, this edition offers both a rigorous study text and a practical encounter with one of antiquity's most powerful teachers of freedom.

Author: Epictetus
Introduction, Translation and Commentary: Dr Ioannis S. Christodoulou