by Epictetus, Sharon LeBell · MJF Books · tapa dura · ISBN 9781606710692
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«The Art of Living» is the Stoic philosophy manual by Epictetus and Sharon LeBell, published by MJF Books in hardback (122 pages, in English).
Drawing on Epictetus's Enchiridion, Sharon LeBell offers a modern version of his Stoic philosophy. The work teaches distinguishing what depends on us from what does not, and focusing on one's own responses and judgments to accept the inevitable and face losses with serenity. A guide to virtue and happiness.
The text is based on the Enchiridion, the manual that his disciple Arrian compiled from Epictetus's oral teachings; this English edition is from 1995.
Aimed at readers interested in Stoic philosophy and personal development, as well as classics of Western wisdom.
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Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was born into slavery at Hierapolis, Phrygia and lived in Rome until his banishment, after which he spent the rest of his life in Nicopolis in northwestern Greece.
