The Moral Discourses of Epictetus

 


First Published 1910

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Table of Contents


Editor's Note
Bibliography
Introduction. By the Translator
Arrian to Lucius Gellius

Book I

 

I. Of the Things Which Are, and of Those Which Are Not, in our Own Power

 

II. In What Manner upon Every Occasion to Preserve our Character

 

III. How, from the Doctrine That God Is the Father of Mankind, We May Proceed to Its Consequences

 

IV. Of Improvement

 

V. Concerning the Academics

 

VI. Of Providence

 

VII. Of the Use of Convertible and Hypothetical Propositions, and the Like

 

VIII. That Faculties Are Not Safe to the Uninstructed

 

IX. How from the Doctrine of our Kindred to God We Are to Proceed to Its Consequences

 

X. Concerning Those Who Strove for Preferments at Rome

 

XI. Of Natural Affection

 

XII. Of Contentment

 

XIII. How Everything May Be Performed Acceptably to the Gods

 

XIV. That All Things Are under the Divine Inspection

 

XV. What It Is That Philosophy Promises

 

XVI. Of Providence

 

XVII. That the Art of Reasoning Is Necessary

 

XVIII. That we are not to be angry with the Errors of Others

 

XIX. Of the Behaviour to Be Observed Towards Tyrants

 

XX. In What Manner Reason Contemplates Itself

 

XXI. Of the Desire of Admiration

 

XXII. Of Pre-Conceptions

 

XXIII. Against Epicurus

 

XXIV. How We Are to Struggle with Difficulties

 

XXV. On the Same Subject

 

XXVI. What the Law of Life Is

 

XXVII. Of the Several Appearances of Things to the Mind: and What Remedies Are to Be Provided for Them

 

XXVIII. That We Are Not Angry with Mankind.