Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Encheiridion
Epictetus
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Length 7 h 28 min
Chapters 75
Selection of text from the four-volume work by Epictetus commonly referred to as the Discourses. The sections are mostly quite short but packed with wisdom and hard earned experience. Also included is the Encheiridion ("Manual"), a summary of theoretical and applied Stoicism.
Chapters
1
Biographical Note Read by TriciaG 8:25
2
Of the Things Which Are in Our Power and Not in Our Power Read by D. Scott Warren 4:08
3
How a Man Can on Every Occasion Maintain His Proper Character Read by D. Scott Warren 2:12
4
How a Man Should Proceed from the Principle of God Being the Father to All the Rest Read by D. Scott Warren 2:30
5
Of Progress or Improvement Read by D. Scott Warren 7:51
6
Against the Academics Read by D. Scott Warren 1:37
7
OF PROVIDENCE Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 7:36
8
HOW FROM THE FACT THAT WE ARE AKIN TO GOD A MAN MAY PROCEED TO THE CONSEQUENCES Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 3:12
9
OF CONTENTMENT. Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 6:31
10
HOW EVERYTHING MAY BE DONE ACCEPTABLY TO THE GODS Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 2:00
11
WHAT PHILOSOPHY PROMISES Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 2:38
12
THAT WE OUGHT NOT TO BE ANGRY WITH THE ERRORS (FAULTS) OF OTHERS Read by AstroLyon 4:48
13
HOW WE SHOULD BEHAVE TO TYRANTS Read by CadenB 4:46
14
AGAINST THOSE WHO WISH TO BE ADMIRED Read by CadenB 1:19
15
ON PRÆCOGNITIONS Read by CadenB 4:37
16
HOW WE SHOULD STRUGGLE WITH CIRCUMSTANCES Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 2:57
17
ON THE SAME Read by Adrian Stephens 5:17
18
IN HOW MANY WAYS APPEARANCES EXIST, AND WHAT AIDS WE SHOULD PROVIDE AGAINST THEM Read by Adrian Stephens 4:56
19
THAT WE OUGHT NOT TO BE ANGRY WITH MEN; AND WHAT ARE THE SMALL AND THE GREAT THINGS AMONG MEN. Read by Adrian Stephens 7:55
20
ON CONSTANCY (OR FIRMNESS) Read by Adrian Stephens 10:26
21
THAT CONFIDENCE (COURAGE) IS NOT INCONSISTENT WITH CAUTION Read by Adrian Stephens 9:54
22
OF TRANQUILLITY (FREEDOM FROM PERTURBATION) Read by Adrian Stephens 5:36
23
HOW MAGNANIMITY IS CONSISTENT WITH CARE. Read by Adrian Stephens 6:35
24
OF INDIFFERENCE Read by Adrian Stephens 5:26
25
HOW WE OUGHT TO USE DIVINATION Read by Adrian Stephens 9:25
26
THAT WHEN WE CANNOT FULFIL THAT WHICH THE CHARACTER OF A MAN PROMISES, WE ASSUME THE CHARACTER OF A PHILOSOPHER Read by Adrian Stephens 7:02
27
HOW WE MAY DISCOVER THE DUTIES OF LIFE FROM NAMES. Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 6:31
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WHAT THE BEGINNING OF PHILOSOPHY IS Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 7:22
29
OF DISPUTATION OR DISCUSSION Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 2:30
30
ON ANXIETY (SOLICITUDE) Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 7:04
31
TO NASO Read by Phil Schempf 4:27
32
TO OR AGAINST THOSE WHO OBSTINATELY PERSIST IN WHAT THEY HAVE DETERMINED. Read by seanmcwilliamsvo 6:03
33
THAT WE DO NOT STRIVE TO USE OUR OPINIONS ABOUT GOOD AND EVIL Read by CadenB 6:03
34
HOW WE MUST ADAPT PRECONCEPTIONS TO PARTICULAR CASES Read by CadenB 2:27
35
HOW WE SHOULD STRUGGLE AGAINST APPEARANCES Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 6:28
36
OF INCONSISTENCY. Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 4:37
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ON FRIENDSHIP Read by realisticspeakers 8:39
38
ON THE POWER OF SPEAKING Read by realisticspeakers 8:46
39
TO (OR AGAINST) A PERSON WHO WAS ONE OF THOSE WHO WERE NOT VALUED (ESTEEMED) BY HIM. Read by realisticspeakers 4:49
40
THAT LOGIC IS NECESSARY. Read by realisticspeakers 1:16
41
OF FINERY IN DRESS Read by Sonia 3:20
42
IN WHAT A MAN OUGHT TO BE EXERCISED WHO HAS MADE PROFICIENCY; AND THAT WE NEGLECT THE CHIEF THINGS Read by Sonia 6:39
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WHAT IS THE MATTER ON WHICH A GOOD MAN SHOULD BE EMPLOYED, AND IN WHAT WE OUGHT CHIEFLY TO PRACTISE OURSELVES Read by Sonia 4:35
44
MISCELLANEOUS Read by Sonia 1:55
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TO THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FREE CITIES WHO WAS AN EPICUREAN Read by Sonia 5:15
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HOW WE MUST EXERCISE OURSELVES AGAINST APPEARANCES Read by Adrian Stephens 3:18
47
TO A CERTAIN RHETORICIAN WHO WAS GOING UP TO ROME ON A SUIT Read by Adrian Stephens 6:06
48
IN WHAT MANNER WE OUGHT TO BEAR SICKNESS Read by seanmcwilliamsvo 7:05
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ABOUT EXERCISE Read by seanmcwilliamsvo 3:12
50
WHAT SOLITUDE IS, AND WHAT KIND OF PERSON A SOLITARY MAN IS Read by Adrian Stephens 4:59
51
CERTAIN MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS Read by Adrian Stephens 3:02
52
THAT WE OUGHT TO PROCEED WITH CIRCUMSPECTION TO EVERYTHING Read by Daniel William Bader 4:05
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THAT WE OUGHT WITH CAUTION TO ENTER INTO FAMILIAR INTERCOURSE WITH MEN. Read by Daniel William Bader 3:45
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ON PROVIDENCE Read by Daniel William Bader 2:15
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ABOUT CYNICISM Read by Daniel William Bader 8:44
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THAT WE OUGHT NOT TO BE MOVED BY A DESIRE OF THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE NOT IN OUR POWER Read by TriciaG 17:11
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TO THOSE WHO FALL OFF (DESIST) FROM THEIR PURPOSE Read by Adrian Stephens 2:39
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TO THOSE WHO FEAR WANT Read by Adrian Stephens 5:47
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ABOUT FREEDOM Read by Adrian Stephens 19:39
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ON FAMILIAR INTIMACY. Read by TriciaG 1:27
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WHAT THINGS WE SHOULD EXCHANGE FOR OTHER THINGS Read by Adrian Stephens 4:32
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TO THOSE WHO ARE DESIROUS OF PASSING LIFE IN TRANQUILLITY. Read by Phil Schempf 9:03
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AGAINST THE QUARRELSOME AND FEROCIOUS Read by realisticspeakers 11:48
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AGAINST THOSE WHO LAMENT OVER BEING PITIED Read by realisticspeakers 3:55
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ON FREEDOM FROM FEAR Read by realisticspeakers 7:07
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TO A PERSON WHO HAD BEEN CHANGED TO A CHARACTER OF SHAMELESSNESS Read by AstroLyon 1:19
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WHAT THINGS WE OUGHT TO DESPISE AND WHAT THINGS WE OUGHT TO VALUE Read by AstroLyon 6:06
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ABOUT PURITY (CLEANLINESS) Read by AstroLyon 6:05
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ON ATTENTION Read by AstroLyon 5:06
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AGAINST OR TO THOSE WHO READILY TELL THEIR OWN AFFAIRS. Read by AstroLyon 5:28
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THE ENCHEIRIDION: 1 - 10 Read by AstroLyon 9:39
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THE ENCHEIRIDION: 11 - 20 Read by AstroLyon 7:56
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THE ENCHEIRIDION: 21 - 30 Read by AstroLyon 12:47
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THE ENCHEIRIDION: 31 - 40 Read by AstroLyon 13:49
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THE ENCHEIRIDION: 41 - 52 Read by AstroLyon 12:04
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