| Discourses and Selected Writings Contributor(s): Épictète (Author), Dobbin, Robert (Editor), Dobbin, Robert (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0140449469 ISBN-13: 9780140449464 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: A new translation of the influential teachings of the great Stoic philosopher DESPITE BEING BORN into slavery, Greco-Roman philosopher Epictetus became one of the most influential thinkers of his time. "Discourses and Selected Writings" is a transcribed collection of informal lectures given by the philosopher around AD 108. A gateway into the life and mind of a great intellectual, it is also an important example of the usage of Koine or acommona Greek, an ancestor to Standard Modern Greek. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - History | Ancient - Greece - Philosophy | Essays |
| Dewey: 188 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.16" W x 7.78" (0.51 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A new translation of the influential teachings of the great Stoic philosopher DESPITE BEING BORN into slavery, Greco-Roman philosopher Epictetus became one of the most influential thinkers of his time. Discourses and Selected Writings is a transcribed collection of informal lectures given by the philosopher around AD 108. A gateway into the life and mind of a great intellectual, it is also an important example of the usage of Koine or ?common? Greek, an ancestor to Standard Modern Greek. |