Discourses of Epictetus
Epictetus
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Length 13 h 57 min
Chapters 95
First published 1877
Philosophical discourses of Epictetus as recorded by his affectionate student, Arrian. One main precept expounded is that we do not fear events but rather our thoughts about those events. (Summary by the reader)
Chapters
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Introduction and Preface Read by Christine Rottger 14:49
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II. How a Man on Every Occasion Can Maintain His Proper Character Read by Christine Rottger 9:20
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III. How a Man Should Proceed from the Principles of God Being the Father of All Men to the Rest Read by Christine Rottger 2:47
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IV. Of Progress or Improvement Read by Christine Rottger 9:10
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V. Against the Academics Read by Christine Rottger 3:01
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VI. Of Providence Read by Christine Rottger 11:00
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VII. Of the Use of Sophistical Arguments and Hypothetical and the Like Read by Christine Rottger 9:07
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VIII. That the Faculties Are Not Safe to the Uninstructed Read by Christine Rottger 4:19
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IX. How from the Fact That We Are Akin to God a Man May Proceed to the Consequences Read by Christine Rottger 9:59
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X. Against Those Who Eagerly Seek Preferment at Rome Read by Christine Rottger 4:09
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XI. Of Natural Affection Read by Christine Rottger 10:58
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XII. Of Contentment Read by Christine Rottger 9:26
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XIII. How Everything May Be Done Acceptably to the Gods Read by Christine Rottger 2:09
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XIV. That the Deity Oversees All Things Read by Christine Rottger 5:15
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XV. What Philosophy Promises Read by Christine Rottger 2:38
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XVI. Of Providence Read by Christine Rottger 5:17
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XVII. That the Logical Art is Necessary Read by Christine Rottger 7:30
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XVIII. That We Ought Not to Be Angry with the Errors (Faults) of Others Read by Christine Rottger 7:19
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XIX. How We Should Behave to Tyrants Read by Christine Rottger 7:54
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XX. About Reason, How I Contemplates Itself Read by Christine Rottger 5:06
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XXI. Against Those Who Wish to Be Admired Read by Christine Rottger 1:20
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XXII. On Precognition Read by Christine Rottger 5:52
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XXIII. Against Epicurus Read by Christine Rottger 2:30
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XXIV. How We Should Struggle with Circumstances Read by Christine Rottger 5:13
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XXV. On the Same Read by Christine Rottger 8:13
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XXVI. What is the Law of Life Read by Christine Rottger 5:24
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XXVII. In How Many Ways Appearances Exist, and What Aids We Should Provide Against Them Read by Christine Rottger 6:13
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XXVIII. That We Ought Not to Be Angry with Men; and What are the Small and the Great Things Among Men Read by Christine Rottger 9:27
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XXIX. On Constancy (Or Firmness) Read by Christine Rottger 18:06
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XXX. What We Ought to Have Ready in Difficult Circumstances Read by Christine Rottger 2:23
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Book II I. That Confidence (Courage) is Not Inconsistent with Caution Read by Christine Rottger 12:15
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II. Of Tranquility (Freedom from Perturbation) Read by Christine Rottger 6:09
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III. To Those Who Recommend Persons to Philosophers Read by Christine Rottger 2:08
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IV. Against a Person Who Had Once Been Detected in Adultery Read by Christine Rottger 3:54
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V. How Magnanimity Is Consistent with Care Read by Christine Rottger 8:45
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VI. Of Indifference Read by Christine Rottger 6:51
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VII. How We Ought to Use Divination Read by Christine Rottger 4:10
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VIII. What Is the Nature ('H Ουσία) Of the Good Read by Christine Rottger 9:06
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IX. That When We Cannot Fulfil That Which the Character of a Man Promises, We Assume the Character of a Philosopher Read by Christine Rottger 7:08
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X. How We May Discover the Duties of Life from Names Read by Christine Rottger 8:40
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XI. What the Beginning of Philosophy Is Read by Christine Rottger 7:11
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XII. Of Disputation or Discussion Read by Christine Rottger 6:51
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XIII. On Anxiety (Solicitude) Read by Christine Rottger 8:22
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XIV. To Naso Read by Christine Rottger 8:41
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XV. To or Against Those Who Obstinately Persist in What They Have Determined Read by Christine Rottger 5:57
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XVI. That We Do Not Strive to Use Our Opinions About Good and Evil Read by Christine Rottger 14:57
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XVII. How We Must Adapt Preconceptions to Particular Cases Read by Christine Rottger 12:04
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XVIII. How We Should Struggle Against Appearances Read by Christine Rottger 8:15
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XIX. Against Those Who Embrace Philosophical Opinions Only in Words Read by Christine Rottger 11:10
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XX. Against the Epicureans and the Academics Read by Christine Rottger 12:31
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XXI. Of Inconsistency Read by Christine Rottger 7:14
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XXII. On Friendship Read by Christine Rottger 12:43
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XXIII. On the Power of Speaking Read by Christine Rottger 14:44
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XXIV. To (Or Against) a Person Who Was One of Those Who Were Not Valued (Esteemed by Him) Read by Christine Rottger 9:28
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XXV. That Logic is Necessary Read by Christine Rottger 1:05
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XXVI. What Is the Property of Error Read by Christine Rottger 2:51
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Book III I. Of Finery in Dress Read by Christine Rottger 13:59
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II. In What a Man Ought to Be Exercised Who Has Made Proficiency and That We Neglect the Chief Things Read by Christine Rottger 6:31
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III. What Is the Matter on Which a Good Man Should be Employed, and in What We Ought Chiefly to Practice Ourselves Read by Christine Rottger 7:14
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IV. Against a Person Who Showed His Partisanship in an Unseemly Way in a Theatre Read by Christine Rottger 4:07
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V. Against Those Who on Account of Sickness Go Away Home Read by Christine Rottger 5:30
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VI. Miscellaneous Read by Christine Rottger 3:27
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VII. To the Administrator of the Free Cities Who Was an Epicurean Read by Christine Rottger 10:33
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VIII. How We Must Exercise Ourselves Against Appearances (Φαντασίασ) Read by Christine Rottger 2:59
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IX. To A Certain Rhetorician Who Was Going Up to Rome on a Suit Read by Christine Rottger 7:28
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X. In What Manner We Ought to Bear Sickness Read by Christine Rottger 6:42
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XI. Certain Misceallaneous Matters Read by Christine Rottger 1:39
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XII. About Exercise Read by Christine Rottger 6:15
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XIII. What Solitude Is, and What Kind of Person a Solitary Man Is Read by Christine Rottger 8:03
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XIV. Certain Miscellaneous Matters Read by Christine Rottger 3:21
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XV. That We Ought to Proceed with Circumspection to Everything Read by Christine Rottger 5:08
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XVI. That We Ought with Caution to Enter into Familiar Intercourse with Men Read by Christine Rottger 4:34
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XVII. On Providence Read by Christine Rottger 2:36
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XVIII. That We Ought Not to Be Disturbed by Any News Read by Christine Rottger 2:46
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XIX. What is the Condition of a Common Kind of Man and of a Philosopher Read by Christine Rottger 2:12
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XX. That We Can Derive Advantage from All External Things Read by Christine Rottger 5:38
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XXI. Against Those Who Readily Come to the Profession of Sophists Read by Christine Rottger 7:22
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XXII. About Cynism Read by Christine Rottger 32:54
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XXIII. To Those Who Read and Discuss for the Sake of Ostentation Read by Christine Rottger 13:07
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XXIV. That We Ought Not to Be Moved by a Desire of Those Things Which Are Not in Our Power Read by Christine Rottger 38:46
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XXV. To Those Who Fall Off (Desist) from Their Purpose Read by Christine Rottger 3:44
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XXVI. To Those Who Fear Want Read by Christine Rottger 13:16
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Book IV I. About Freedom Read by Christine Rottger 58:32
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II. On Familiar Intimacy Read by Christine Rottger 3:37
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III. What Things We Should Exchange for Other Things Read by Christine Rottger 4:03
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IV. To Those Who Are Desirous of Passing Life in Tranquility Read by Christine Rottger 18:07
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V. Against the Quarrelsome and Ferocious Read by Christine Rottger 13:16
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VI. Against Those Who Lament Over Being Pitied Read by Christine Rottger 14:02
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VII. On Freedom From Fear Read by Christine Rottger 15:16
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VIII. Against Those Who Hastily Rush Into the Use of the Philosophic Dress Read by Christine Rottger 14:54
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IX. To a Person Who Had Been Changed to a Character of Shamelessness Read by Christine Rottger 6:21
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X. What Things We Ought to Despise, and What Things We Ought to Value Read by Christine Rottger 12:29
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XI. About Purity (Cleanliness) Read by Christine Rottger 13:06
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XII. On Attention Read by Christine Rottger 7:18
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XIII. Against or to Those Who Readily Tell Their Own Affairs Read by Christine Rottger 8:22
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