The Enchiridion
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- First published
- 2nd century CE (compiled)
- Pages
- 30Digital editionReference edition
- Reading time
- About 40 minutes2 half-hour sittings
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- Not set
A little about the book
This short handbook gathers Epictetus's advice on judgment, choice and the limits of what a person can control.
The handbook keeps returning to the moment when something happens and a person decides what it means. Its short form allows a reader to compare several examples without turning the book into a continuous course of instruction.
Is it for you?
You’ll enjoy it if you like
- compact Stoic texts
- philosophy about daily conduct
- short sections you can reread
Try a few sections at a time. The compressed arguments become clearer when you connect them to the situations they describe.
Things You May Not Know About The Enchiridion
- It is a handbook. The title Enchiridion refers to a compact manual.
- Its opening makes a distinction. The text begins by separating what depends on us from what does not.
About this edition
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