Book · 2021 · Young Adult Fiction
The Discourses of Epictetus
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Or Epictetus—it feels like he’s calling you out instead of whoever it was in the lecture hall that he’s speaking to in Discourses.
Ryan Holiday · The Daily Stoic · Sep 2022 Listen at 46:49 The best things said about it
The person that marx early is quotes most often is epictetus but he clearly loves epictetus and he says at the beginning that one of the biggest moments in his life was when junice rusticus gave him a copy from his personal library of the discourses of epictetus.
Why people recommend it
The Discourses of Epictetus by Epictetus is an enduring classical text of Stoic philosophy that preserves the teachings and lectures of the Greek philosopher. On The Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday discussed the book, noting how Epictetus directly engages his audience in a way that feels personally challenging, almost as though the teachings are calling the listener out directly. On Modern Wisdom, Donald Robertson highlighted the deep influence the book had on Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, explaining that receiving a personal copy of the Discourses from Junius Rusticus was a pivotal moment in Aurelius's life. During a separate appearance on Modern Wisdom, Massimo Pigliucci noted that a related work by Epictetus, the Enchiridion, was repeatedly rewritten and adapted during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to serve as a training manual for Christian monks. Scholars and podcasters frequently recommend this work for its practical psychological insights, its rigorous focus on personal ethics, and its ability to confront the reader with timeless truths about human agency, emotional resilience, and the nature of internal control. The text remains a cornerstone of ancient philosophical literature, valued equally by modern practitioners of Stoicism and historians tracing the transmission of classical thought through subsequent centuries.
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Donald Robertson the person that marx early is quotes most often is epictetus but he clearly loves epictetus and he says at… 1
“the person that marx early is quotes most often is epictetus but he clearly loves epictetus and he says at the beginning that one of the biggest moments in his life was when junice rusticus gave him a copy from his personal library of the discourses of epictetus”
Massimo Pigliucci then throughout the middle ages and renaissance the encouridion was actually re-written and updated several… 1
“then throughout the middle ages and renaissance the encouridion was actually re-written and updated several times because it was used as a triangle as a training manual for tranwall is a new word that i just invented a training manual for christian monks right”
Ryan Holiday Or Epictetus—it feels like he’s calling you out instead of whoever it was in the lecture hall that he’s spe… 1
“Or Epictetus—it feels like he’s calling you out instead of whoever it was in the lecture hall that he’s speaking to in Discourses.”
