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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 188 EAN: 9780915145690 ISBN: 0915145693 Label: Hackett Pub Co Inc Manufacturer: Hackett Pub Co Inc Number Of Pages: 29 Publication Date: 1983-06 Publisher: Hackett Pub Co Inc Studio: Hackett Pub Co Inc Related Items:
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 Rating:  - excellent translation Funny Amazon should offer us to buy this book together with Enchiridion by Epictetus (Long Translation) when these two are in fact one and the same book, different translators and different supplemental background info/comments. Of course I only realized that when both books arrived and I compared them :(. One star to Amazon for that :((( As for the book, the reason I put it on my wish list last year was the fact that in the course of last 3 years I had to release and let go of many things (and people), ... Read More Rating:  - Interesting introduction, but lacking in depthI have read about philophers and history and our founding fathers wonderfully created documents and the great historical and philosophic works behind their conclusions all my life. In all that time I have found almost all of them to be profound and inspiring. Yet unlike others who have reviewed this work I have found it wanting in it's basic interprative conclusions. By that I mean in one paragraph there will be great insight and in the next the interpretation seems to loose coherency ... Read More Rating: - A Great Introduction to Stoic PhilosophyPossibly the most famous Stoic Philosopher is Marcus Aurelius, whose "Meditations" was written, not to be read as a philosophic treatise, but rather as a personal journal, complete with seemingly random entries and no apparent structure. Moreover, it is clear from his "Meditations" that Marcus Aurelius was greatly influenced by the teachings of Epictetus. In fact, according to Aulus Gellius, Herodes Atticus (who was Marcus Aurelius' teacher at the time) told Marcus Aurelius that Epictetus was the greatest ... Read More Rating: - The HandbookThe "Handbook" is an essential read for the student of philosophy and is quintessential for those who desire a quick glance at stoic philosophy. White's masterful introduction provides the reader with the necessary context she needs in order to digest and enjoy this treat from antiquity. His translation is pleasing to the contemporary ear and true to the text. 
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