Discourses and Selected Writings

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by Epictetus (Author), Robert Dobbin (Editor, Translator, Introduction) | Paperback Despite being born into slavery, Greco-Roman philosopher Epictetus became one of the most influe ntial thinkers of his time. Discourses and Selected Writings is a transcribed collection of informal lectures given by the philosopher around AD 108. A gateway into the life and mind of a great intellectual, it is also an important example of the usage of Koine or ?common? Greek, an ancestor to Standard Modern Greek. Show more