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Discourses: With the Encheiridion and Fragments

This book is a compilation of philosophical texts attributed to various ancient Greek philosophers, including Diogenes Laƫrtius' own Discourses, the Encheiridion, and various Fragments. It serves as a compendium of philosophical thought from the classical era. more

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Epictetus
Epictetus

Epictetus was a renowned Greek philosopher born in 55 AD and died in 135 AD. He founded the Stoic school of philosophy, emphasizing the importance of reason, morality, and self-control, which had a profound impact on subsequent philosophy. more

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“By a peculiar prerogative, not only each individual is making daily advances in the sciences, and may make advances in morality (which is the science, by way of eminence, of living well and being happy), but all mankind together is making a continual progress in proportion as the universe grows older. So that the whole human race, during the course of so many ages, may be considered as one man who never ceases to live and learn.”