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The Discourses of Epictetus

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Contents

• Book I: Chapter I. On Things in Our Power and Things Not in Our Power
• Book I: Chapter II. How One May Be True to One's Character in Everything
• Book I: Chapter III. What Conclusions May be Drawn From the Fact That God is Father of Men
• Book I: Chapter IV. On Progress, or Moral Advance
• Book I: Chapter V. Against Followers of the Academy
• Book I: Chapter VI. On Providence
• Book I: Chapter VII. On the Use of Variable Premisses and Hypothetical Arguments and the Like
• Book I: Chapter VIII. That Faculties are Fraught With Danger for the Uneducated
• Book I: Chapter IX. How One May Draw Conclusions From the Fact That We are God's Kinsmen
• Book I: Chapter X. To Those Who Have Spent Their Energies on Advancement in Rome
• Book I: Chapter XI. On Family Affection
• Book I: Chapter XII. On Contentment
• Book I: Chapter XIII. How One May Act in All Things so as to Please the Gods
• Book I: Chapter XIV. That God Beholds All Men
• Book I: Chapter XV. What Philosophy Professes
• Book I: Chapter XVI. On Providence
• Book I: Chapter XVII. That the Processes of Logic are Necessary
• Book I: Chapter XVIII. That We Should not be Angry at Men's Errors
• Book I: Chapter XIX. How One Should Behave Towards Tyrants
• Book I: Chapter XX. How Reason has the Faculty of Taking Cognizance of Itself
• Book I: Chapter XXI. To Those Who Wish to be Admired
• Book I: Chapter XXII. On Primary Conceptions
• Book I: Chapter XXIII. Against Epicurus
• Book I: Chapter XXIV. How One Should Contend Against Difficulties
• Book I: Chapter XXV. On the Same Theme
• Book I: Chapter XXVI. What is the Law of Life
• Book I: Chapter XXVII. On The Ways in Which Impressions Come to Us: and the Aids We Must Provide for Ourselves to Deal With Them
• Book I: Chapter XXVIII. That We Must not be Angry with Men: and Concerning what Things are Small and what are Great Among Men
• Book I: Chapter XXIX. On Constancy
• Book I: Chapter XXX. What A Man Should Have Ready to Hand in the Crises of Life
• Book II: Chapter I. That There is no Conflict Between Confidence and Caution
• Book II: Chapter II. On Peace of Mind
• Book II: Chapter III. To Those who Commend Persons to Philosophers
• Book II: Chapter IV. To the Man Caught in Adultery
• Book II: Chapter V. How A Careful Life is Compatible with a Noble Spirit
• Book II: Chapter VI. On What is Meant by 'Indifferent' Things
• Book II: Chapter VII. How to Consult Diviners
• Book II: Chapter VIII. What is the True Nature of the Good
• Book II: Chapter IX. That We Adopt the Profession of the Philosopher When We Cannot Fulfil That of a Man
• Book II: Chapter X. How the Acts Appropriate to Man Are to be Discovered From the Names He Bears
• Book II: Chapter XI. What is the Beginning of Philosophy
• Book II: Chapter XII. On the Art of Discussion
• Book II: Chapter XIII. Concerning Anxiety
• Book II: Chapter XIV. On Naso
• Book II: Chapter XV. On Those Who Cling Stubbornly to Their Judgements
• Book II: Chapter XVI. That We do not Practise Applying our Judgements About Things Good and Evil
• Book II: Chapter XVII. How We Must Adjust Our Primary Conceptions to Particular Things
• Book II: Chapter XVIII. How We Must Struggle Against Impressions
• Book II: Chapter XIX. To Those Who Take Up the Principles of the Philosophers Only to Discuss Them
• Book II: Chapter XX. Against Followers of Epicurus and of the Academy
• Book II: Chapter XXI. Concerning Inconsistency of Mind
• Book II: Chapter XXII. On Friendship
• Book II: Chapter XXIII. On the Faculty of Expression
• Book II: Chapter XXIV. To One Whom He Did Not Think Worthy
• Book II: Chapter XXV. How The Art of Reasoning is Necessary
• Book II: Chapter XXVI. What is the Distinctive Character of Error
• Book III: Chapter I. On Adornment
• Book III: Chapter II. 1) In What Matters Should the Man Who is to Make Progress Train Himself: And (2) That We Neglect What is Most
• Book III: Chapter III. What is the Material with Which the Good Man Deals: and What Should be the Object of Our Training
• Book III: Chapter IV. Against One Who was Indecorously Excited in the Theatre
• Book III: Chapter V. Against Those Who Make Illness an Excuse For Leaving the Lecture-Room
• Book III: Chapter VI. Scattered Sayings
• Book III: Chapter XII. Dialogue with the Commissioner of the Free Cities, Who was an Epicurean
• Book III: Chapter VIII. How We Should Train Ourselves to Deal With Impressions
• Book III: Chapter IX. To a Rhetor Going up to Rome for a Trial
• Book III: Chapter X. How One Should Bear Illnesses
• Book III: Chapter XI. Scattered Sayings
• Book III: Chapter XII. On Training
• Book III: Chapter XIII. What a 'Forlorn' Condition Means, and a 'Forlorn' Man
• Book III: Chapter XIV. Scattered Sayings
• Book III: Chapter XV. That We Should Approach Everything with Consideration
• Book III: Chapter XVI. That We Must Be Cautious In Our Social Relations
• Book III: Chapter XVII. Concerning Providence
• Book III: Chapter XVIII. That We Must Not Allow News to Disturb Us
• Book III: Chapter XIX. What is the Difference Between the Philosopher and the Uneducated Man
• Book III: Chapter XX. That Benefit May be Derived From All Outward Things
• Book III: Chapter XXI. To Those Who Undertake the Profession of Teacher With A Light Heart
• Book III: Chapter XXII. On the Calling of the Cynic
• Book III: Chapter XXIII. To Those Who Read and Discourse For Display
• Book III: Chapter XXIV. That We Ought not to Spend Our Feelings on Things Beyond Our Power
• Book III: Chapter XXV. To Those Who Fail to Achieve What They Set Before Them
• Book III: Chapter XXVI. To Those Who Fear Want
• Book IV: Chapter I. On Freedom
• Book IV: Chapter II. On Intercourse With Men
• Book IV: Chapter III. What To Aim at in Exchange
• Book IV: Chapter IV. To Those Whose Heart is Set On a Quiet Life
• Book IV: Chapter V. To Those That are Contentious and Brutal
• Book IV: Chapter VI. To Those Who are Distressed at Being Pitied
• Book IV: Chapter VII. On Freedom From Fear
• Book IV: Chapter VIII. To Those Who Hastily Assume the Character of Philosophers
• Book IV: Chapter IX. To One Who Was Modest and Has Become Shameless
• Book IV: Chapter X. What Things We Should Despise, and What We Should Deem Important
• Book IV: Chapter XI. On Cleanliness
• Book IV: Chapter XII. On Attention
• Book IV: Chapter XIII. To Those Who Lightly Communicate Their Secrets
• Fragments
• The Enchiridion: The Manual [Enchiridion] of Epictetus

Front matter

• Title Page
• Preface
• Book I: Notes
• Book II: Notes
• Book III: Notes
• Book IV: Notes

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