... this happens, a wonder of reception history, involves moving his local witches onto a stage with its own historicity, a stage of the imagination itself. Montaigne, Michel de Wier, Jean imagination lame reception history stage Epictetus ghost Thesixteenth-century French...

...This chapter presents the moral teaching of the ex-slave Epictetus (ca. 55–135 CE). He was a student of Musonius, but eventually he became a teacher himself. Like his fellow Stoics, Epictetus points to the divine origin of human beings as basic to the principle of other-regarding morality. But he...

...This study examines the moral teachings of first-century Roman Christianity and Roman Stoicism, and compares the two. The study falls into three main parts: Part I introduces and discusses the moral teaching of Roman Stoicism, that is, of Seneca, Musonius Rufus, and Epictetus. Part II presents...

... in circumstances from which the self is always distinct. This chapter examines Epictetus’ articulation of that conception of activity. Following a close reading of Epictetus, Discourses I.1., the chapter argues that Epictetus’ conception of virtuous activity is an orthodox Stoic view. Cicero...

... basic Stoic view, developed by Epictetus, that taking vulnerable relationships and projects to be crucial to one’s happiness makes one susceptible to manipulation and compromises our ability to act in accordance with right reason. The theory of happiness developed in this book is therefore a compromise...

... philosophical input in the form of the reflection on human freedom to be found in Paul's near-contemporary, the Stoic philosopher Epictetus, to show that in human beings, who precisely have the capacity for cognition, the superficially hard and fast contrast between subjection and freedom breaks down...

..., such as Epictetus. Most importantly, this interpretation shows that the Stoic value theory and aesthetics are not mutually exclusive areas of study. 7 102 τὸ κάλλος Apollodorus the Stoic Chrysippus Diogenes Laertius health and disease Hecato the Stoic pleasure 2 7 7–7a 7 104–5 2 79–80 happiness 1098b30...

.... His students, Cleanthes and Aristo, developed different interpretations of Stoic philosophy—Large Stoicism and Minimal Stoicism, respectively. However, it is the work of much later writers—Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius—that is accessible today. The application of Stoicism to modern life...

...2018 For modern readers, despite not being typical representatives of the school, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius are the foundation for our understanding of Stoicism for two reasons. First, except for Seneca, theirs are the earliest and almost only complete works we have from the ancient Stoics...

... with this notion in Stoicism. The main stumbling block was the Stoic doctrine of fate and an all-encompassing divine providence or the Stoic assumption of a universal determinism. This chapter discusses the relevant views of Epictetus, Origen, and Augustine. Aristotelians Christianity Epictetus God in Aristotle...

...This concluding chapter sums up the key findings of this study on the emergence of the notion of free will in antiquity. It concludes that the notion of a free will first arises in late Stoicism in the first century A.D. and it can clearly be found in the works of Epictetus. The notion...

... to inhabit the world as if it were a single city. Aristotle cosmopolitanism ethnicity religion Babylon performance Persia virtue Alexander of Aphrodisias Aristotelians Musonius Rufus philosophy slaves women Areus Didymus ethics Plato Cassius the Skeptic Diogenes Laertius Epictetus Cicero...

... and Epictetus. Cicero Diogenes Laertius Seneca Stoicorum Veterum Fragmenta SVF Epictetus friendship good goodness Stoics Epicureans Aristotle Homer Sophocles Plato Hecato sociability eudaimonia impersonal friends Whiting J Plutarch Stobaeus Aristotle second self virtue mutual benefit...

... offered by Epictetus and Marcus. So far in this chapter, I have approached the question of the role of nature in Stoic ethics by considering ancient texts which are theoretical in character. In this final section, I turn to evidence of a different kind, namely Stoic writings on practical ethics...

... (or the ‘therapy’ of emotions) depends on engagement in virtuous relationships. In particular, a passage in Epictetus often taken as advocating detachment is interpreted as urging the combination of virtuous involvement with recognition of the fact of the future death of both partners in the relationship. So...

... shortly before his death. Aramaic Christianity Hebrew Psalms Mark Mark 15 Matthew Merleau Ponty Maurice Magdalene Mary disciple Pascal Blaise Salome disciple “Son of God” Andrew disciple Philip disciple Celsus philosopher Psalms 22 True Word The Celsus Alexander of Macedon Epictetus...

... pleasure hēdonē soul psūche temperance sophrosunē moderation theory DIOGNES LAERTIUS anticipation expectation prosdokia perfection Rist J M EPICTETUS assent Dobbin R Epictetus friendship immaterial power dunamis tyrant craft art technē motivation fear White N body testimony character...

...This chapter examines Epictetus's use of rhetoric, emphasizing his debt to the prevalent practices of his time. Epictetus's writings feature dialogic parts, solo performances, the argumentative technique of antithesis, and impersonation speeches, necessitating an analysis of whose voices are heard...

... quietist and too personally rigorous—a morally demanding philosophy that nevertheless leaves society largely unchanged. Stoicism endurance patience Epictetus Seneca Marcus Aurelius 4 personae oikeiosis Stoic theology The virtue of patience was on the philosophical agenda of the first century...

...The Stoics (Chrysippus, Seneca, Epictetus) tell us how to get rid of unwanted emotions by re-evaluating situations (cognitive therapy). In their view, an emotion is a pair of value judgements that harm or benefit if at hand, and that it is appropriate to react. Bodily and mental shocks (e.g...