The Manual: A Philosopher's Guide to Life

Epictetus; Torode, Sam [Translator]; Higginson, Thomas Wentworth [Translator];

ISBN 10: 1545461112 / ISBN 13: 9781545461112

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Manual: A Philosopher's Guide to Life
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1545461112
• ISBN 13: 9781545461112
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 3 ounces

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Synopsis

Life's Missing Instruction Manual

Epictetus (c. 50-135 CE) was brought as a slave to Rome, where he became a great teacher, deeply influencing the future emperor Marcus Aurelius among many others. His philosophy, Stoicism, was practical, not theoretical--aimed at relieving human suffering here and now.

And Epictetus knew suffering. Besides being a former slave, he was lame in one leg and walked with a crutch. After a decade of teaching in Rome, he was banished by Emperor Domitian; undaunted, he established a school in Greece.

The Manual is a collection of Epictetus' essential teachings and pithy sayings, compiled by his closet student. It is the most accessible and actionable guide to Stoic philosophy, as relevant today as it was in the Roman Empire.

This new edition is rendered in contemporary English, with a foreword, by Sam Torode (based on a translation by Thomas Wentworth Higginson).

Note: A revised and further simplified edition of this book is now available, The Manual: 21st Century Edition (ISBN B09HFXHCNP). Read the sample pages of each translation to see which you prefer.

About the Author

Sam Torode creates books that entertain, inform, and inspire. He is author of a bestselling humorous novel, The Dirty Parts of the Bible, and several philosophical works, including Living from the Soul, Secrets of the Mind, The Manual, The Meditations, and Everyday Emerson.