The Teaching of Epictetus / Being the 'Encheiridion of Epictetus,' with Selections from the 'Dissertations' and 'Fragments'
by Epictetus
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Contents
- Introduction
- Cleanthes’ Hymn to Zeus
- Chapter I. the beginning of philosophy
- Chapter II. on the natural conceptions
- Chapter III. the master-faculty
- Chapter IV. the nature of the good
- Chapter V. the promise of philosophy
- Chapter VI. the way of philosophy
- Chapter VII. to the learner
- Chapter VIII. the cynic
- Chapter I. on genuine and borrowed beliefs
- Chapter II. the game of life
- Chapter III. things are what they are
- Chapter IV. three steps to perfection
- Chapter V. that a man may be both bold and fearful
- Chapter VI. the wise man’s fear and the fool’s
- Chapter VII. appearances false and true
- Chapter VIII. how we should think as god’s offspring
- Chapter IX. the open door
- Chapter X. know thyself
- Chapter XI. how we should bear ourselves towards evil men
- Chapter XII. the voyage of life
- Chapter XIII. the mark of effort
- Chapter XIV. faculties
- Chapter XV. returns
- Chapter XVI. the price of tranquillity
- Chapter XVII. a choice
- Chapter XVIII. that where the heart is the bond is
- Chapter XIX. that we lament not from within
- Chapter XX. that a man may act his part but not choose it
- Chapter XXI. distinctions
- Chapter XXII. that a man is sufficient to himself
- Chapter XXIII. that every man fulfill his own task
- Chapter XXIV. the world’s price for the world’s worth
- Chapter XXV. aims of nature
- Chapter XXVI. the mind’s security
- Chapter XXVII. that a man should be one man
- Chapter I. obligations
- Chapter II. against epicurus
- Chapter III. against the epicureans and academics
- Chapter IV. on slavery
- Chapter V. to the administrator of the free cities, who was an epicurean
- Chapter VI. on statecraft
- Chapter VII. on friendship
- Chapter VIII. time and change
- Chapter IX. on solitude
- Chapter X. against the contentious and revengeful
- Chapter I. of religion
- Chapter II. of providence
- Chapter III. of providence
- Chapter IV. god in man
- Chapter V. of divination
- Chapter I. the behaviour of a philosopher
- Chapter II. on habit
- Chapter III. on disputation
- Chapter IV. that we should be slow in accepting pleasure
- Chapter V. that we should be open in our dealings
- Chapter VI. that half true may be all false
- Chapter VII. that each man play his own part
- Chapter VIII. that we should be careful of the soul as of the body
- Chapter IX. the measure of gain
- Chapter X. the worth of women
- Chapter XI. a dull nature
- Chapter XII. of adornment of the person
- Chapter XIII. why we should bear with wrong
- Chapter XIV. that everything hath two handles
- Chapter XV. on certain false conclusions
- Chapter XVI. perception and judgment
- Chapter XVII. that the philosopher shall exhibit to the vulgar deeds, not words
- Chapter XVIII. ascesis
- Chapter XIX. tokens
- Chapter XX. that the logical art is necessary
- Chapter XXI. grammarian or sage
- Chapter XXII. Accomplishments
- Chapter XXIV. how long?
- Chapter XXV. parts of philosophy
- Chapter XXVI. memorabilia
- Notes