The Enchiridion

By Epictetus; translated by James Harris Obviously a classic, and enduring despite whatever I might say. Having read a fair amount about Stoicism, I was surprised at how dark Epictetus' Enchiridion is. I appreciate the Stoic idea of dying before your die, and not getting your hopes up, but I found li......more

I just recently and kind of by accident got into ancient philosophy, and by chance the first philosopher I really learned about was Epictetus. He won me over & became my #1 fave philosopher with this quote: “If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what i......more

A Handbook for Practical Living Epictetus lays out simple, but transformative Stoic principles for us to live a virtuous and happy life. We can take his words and immediately apply them daily to our thoughts, words, and actions to correct our patterns of behavior.......more

A very interesting read into the ideas of the philosopher, not particularly engaging nor very informative and somewhat cliché at times. Nevertheless, this short idea does a good job on stating some universal principles to be applied in order to tame a good character and courteous manners.......more

Stoicism is an excellent introduction to philosophy and genuinely came at an impactful time in my life. While it is not the end of all of thinking, this is such a great easy guide to stoicism, which is a great practice in life.......more