The Enchiridion or Handbook of Epictetus (Ancient Greek: Ἐγχειρίδιον Ἐπικτήτου, Enkheirídion Epiktḗtou) is a short manual of Stoic ethical advice compiled by Arrian, a 2nd-century disciple of the …

The Enchiridion, which was also arranged by Arrian, is a brief summary of the basic ideas of Stoic philosophy and an introduction to the techniques required to transform Stoic philosophy into a way of …

Men are disturbed, not by things, but by the principles and notions which they form concerning things. Death, for instance, is not terrible, else it would have appeared so to Socrates.

Remove [the habit of] aversion, then, from all things that are not within our power, and apply it to things undesirable which are within our power.

May 9, 2025 · English-language translations of Enchiridion include: Epicteti Enchiridion. The morals of Epictetus made English, in a poetical paraphrase, trans. by Ellis Walker (1692) The Enchiridion of …

Sep 19, 2020 · The Enchiridion or Handbook of Epictetus is a short manual of Stoic ethical advice compiled by Arrian, a 2nd-century disciple of the Greek philosopher Epictetus.

Read for free Discourses and Enchiridion, by the Stoic philosopher Epictetus written down by Arrian in an English translation and editing by Robert Dobbin.

Under our control are conception, choice, desire, aversion, and, in a word, everything that is our own doing; not under our control are our body, our property, reputation, office, and, in a word, everything …

Complete summary of Epictetus's Encheiridion. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Encheiridion.

Mar 10, 2014 · "The Enchiridion" by Epictetus is a manual of Stoic ethical advice compiled in the early 2nd century by Arrian, a disciple of the Greek philosopher. This concise handbook distills practical …