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Ancient Philosophersby Don NardoISBN 1590182812 (1-59018-281-2)
Hardcover, Lucent Books
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Aristotle, Kant, and the Stoics: Rethinking Happiness and Dutyby Stephen Engstrom, Jennifer WhitingISBN 0521624975 (0-521-62497-5)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectivenessby Sharon Lebell, EpictetusISBN 006251346X (0-06-251346-X)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness'Book summary:"Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It is only after you have faced up to this fundamental rule and learned to distinguish between what you can and can't control that inner tranquility and outer effectiveness become possible." The Stoic philosopher Epictetus was born on the eastern edges of the Roman Empire in A.D. 55, but The Art of Living is still perfectly suited for any contemporary self-help or recovery program. To prove the point, this modern interpretation by Sharon Lebell casts the teachings in up-to-date language, with phrases like "power broker" and "casual sex" popping up intermittently. But the core is still the same: Epictetus keeps the focus on progress over perfection, on accomplishing what can be accomplished and abandoning unproductive worry over what cannot. [via]
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Discourses: Books 1 and 2by Epictetus, P. E. MathesonISBN 0486434427 (0-486-43442-7)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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The Discourses of Epictetusby EpictetusISBN 1595479732 (1-59547-973-2)
Softcover, Nuvision Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Discourses of Epictetus'Book summary:For centuries, Stoicism was virtually the unofficial religion of the Roman world
Yet the stress on endurance, self-restraint and the power of the will to withstand calamity can often seem coldhearted. It is Epictetus, a lame former slave exiled by the Emperor Domitian, who offers by far the most positive and humane version of Stoic ideals. The Discourses, assembled by his pupil Arrian, catch him in action, publicly setting out his views on ethical dilemmas.
Committed to communicating with the widest possible audience, Epictetus uses humor, imaginary conversations and homely comparisons to put his message across. The result is a perfect summary of 'the Roman virtues' the brotherhood of man, universal justice, calm indifference in the face painwhich have proved so influential throughout Western history. [via]
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The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of the Meditationsby Marcus Aurelius, David V. Hicks, C. Scot HicksISBN 0743233832 (0-7432-3383-2)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of the Meditations'Book summary:BEAR IN MIND THAT THE
MEASURE OF A MAN IS THE WORTH OF THE THINGS HE CARES ABOUT.
IF IT IS GOOD TO SAY OR DO
SOMETHING, THEN IT IS
EVEN BETTER TO BE CRITICIZED FOR
HAVING SAID OR DONE IT.
ARE MY GUIDING PRINCIPLES
HEALTHY AND ROBUST? ON THIS HANGS EVERYTHING.
Essayist Matthew Arnold described the man who wrote these words as "the most beautiful figure in history." Possibly so, but he was certainly more than that. Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire at its height, yet he remained untainted by the incalculable wealth and absolute power that had corrupted many of his predecessors. Marcus knew the secret of how to live the good life amid trying and often catastrophic circumstances, of how to find happiness and peace when surrounded by misery and turmoil, and of how to choose the harder right over the easier wrong without apparent regard for self-interest.
The historian Michael Grant praises Marcus's book as "the best ever written by a major ruler," and Josiah Bunting, superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute, calls it "the essential book on character, leadership, duty." Never intended for publication, the Meditations contains the practical and inspiring wisdom by which this remarkable emperor lived the life not of a saintly recluse, but of a general, administrator, legislator, spouse, parent, and judge besieged on all sides.
The Emperor's Handbook offers a vivid and fresh translation of this important piece of ancient literature. It brings Marcus's words to life and shows his wisdom to be as relevant today as it was in the second century. This book belongs on the desk and in the briefcase of every business executive, political leader, and military officer. It speaks to the soul of anyone who has ever exercised authority or faced adversity or believed in a better day. [via]
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Enchiridionby Epictetus, George LongISBN 0486433595 (0-486-43359-5)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Enchiridion'Book summary:[via]A first-century Stoic, Epictetus argued that we will always be happy if we learn to desire that things should be exactly as they are. His Enchiridion, or Manual, is a distillation of his teachings and an instructional manual for a tranquil life as it offers guidelines for those seeking contentment. -
Epictetus Discourse Books 1 and 2by EpictetusISBN 0674991451 (0-674-99145-1)
Hardcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Epictetus Discourse Books 1 and 2'Book summary:Epictetus was a crippled Greek slave of Phrygia during Nero's reign (5468 CE) who heard lectures by the Stoic Musonius before he was freed. Expelled with other philosophers by the emperor Domitian in 89 or 92 he settled permanently in Nicopolis in Epirus. There, in a school which he called 'healing place for sick souls', he taught a practical philosophy, details of which were recorded by Arrian, a student of his, and survive in four books of Discourses and a smaller Encheiridion, a handbook which gives briefly the chief doctrines of the Discourses. He apparently lived into the reign of Hadrian (117138 CE).
Epictetus was a teacher of Stoic ethics, broad and firm in method, sublime in thought, and now humorous, now sad or severe in spirit. How should one live righteously? Our god-given will is our paramount possession, and we must not covet others'. We must not resist fortune. Man is part of a system; humans are reasoning beings (in feeble bodies) and must conform to god's mind and the will of nature. Epictetus presents us also with a pungent picture of the perfect (Stoic) man.
The Loeb Classical Library edition of Epictetus is in two volumes.
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Epictetus : The Enchiridionby T. W. HigginsonISBN 0023546409 (0-02-354640-9)
Softcover, Prentice Hall PTR
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Handbook of Epictetusby Epictetus, Nicholas P. WhiteISBN 0915145693 (0-915145-69-3)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Handbook of Epictetus'Book summary:Handbook of Epictetus also known as Enchiridion written by legendary Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus is a manual of Stoic ethical advice. Compiled by Arrian, who was a student of Epictetus, this great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, the Handbook of Epictetus is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Epictetus is highly recommended. [via]
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History of Philosophyby Frederick J. CoplestonISBN 0385002106 (0-385-00210-6)
Softcover, Doubleday Publishing
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History of Philosophy: Fichte to Nietzscheby Frederick CoplestonISBN 0809100711 (0-8091-0071-1)
Hardcover, Paulist Pr
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History of Philosophy: Greece and Romeby Frederick CoplestonISBN 0385468431 (0-385-46843-1)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome'Book summary:Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volume A History Of Philosophy has journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history of philosophy in English.
Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit of immense erudition who once tangled with A. J. Ayer in a fabled debate about the existence of God and the possibility of metaphysics, knew that seminary students were fed a woefully inadequate diet of theses and proofs, and that their familiarity with most of history's great thinkers was reduced to simplistic caricatures. Copleston set out to redress the wrong by writing a complete history of Western philosophy, one crackling with incident and intellectual excitement -- and one that gives full place to each thinker, presenting his thought in a beautifully rounded manner and showing his links to those who went before and to those who came after him.
The result of Copleston's prodigious labors is a history of philosophy that is unlikely ever to be surpassed. Thought magazine summed up the general agreement among scholars and students alike when it reviewed Copleston's A History of Philosophy as "broad-minded and objective, comprehensive and scholarly, unified and well proportioned... We cannot recommend [it] too highly." [via]More editions of History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome:
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History of Philosophy: Modern Philosophyby Frederick CoplestonISBN 0385065426 (0-385-06542-6)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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History of Philosophy Vol. 6,Pt. 2: Greece and Romeby Frederick J. CoplestonISBN 0385002114 (0-385-00211-4)
Softcover, Doubleday Publishing
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A Manual for Livingby EpictetusISBN 0062511114 (0-06-251111-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Marcus Aureliusby C.R. HainesISBN 0674990641 (0-674-99064-1)
Hardcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Marcus Aurelius'Book summary:Marcus Aurelius (121180 CE), Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher, born at Rome, received training under his guardian and uncle emperor Antoninus Pius (reigned 138161), who adopted him. He was converted to Stoicism and henceforward studied and practised philosophy and law. A gentle man, he lived in agreement and collaboration with Antoninus Pius. He married Pius's daughter and succeeded him as emperor in March 161, sharing some of the burdens with Lucius Verus.
Marcus's reign soon saw fearful national disasters from flood, earthquakes, epidemics, threatened revolt (in Britain), a Parthian war, and pressure of barbarians north of the Alps. From 169 onwards he had to struggle hard against the German Quadi, Marcomani, Vandals, and others until success came in 174. In 175 (when Faustina died) he pacified affairs in Asia after a revolt by Avidius. War with Germans was renewed during which he caught some disease and died by the Danube in March 180.
The famous Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (not his title; he simply calls them 'The matters addressed to himself') represents reflections written in periods of solitude during the emperor's military campaigns. Originally intended for his private guidance and self-admonition, the Meditations has endured as a potent expression of Stoic belief. It is a central text for students of Stoicism as well as a unique personal guide to the moral life.
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Meditationsby Marcus AureliusISBN 1853264865 (1-85326-486-5)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Meditations'Book summary:A new translation of the philosophical journey that has inspired luminaries from Matthew Arnold to Bill Clinton[via]
Written by an intellectual Roman emperor, the Meditations offer a wide range of spiritual reflections developed as the leader struggled to understand himself and the universe. Marcus Aurelius covers topics as diverse as the question of virtue, human rationality, the nature of the gods, and his own emotions, spanning from doubt and despair to conviction and exaltation.
* Includes an introduction, chronology, explanatory notes, general index, index of quotations, and index of namesMore editions of Meditations:
- Meditations: ISBN 0140449337 (0-14-044933-7)
Softcover, Penguin Classics - Meditations: ISBN 0143036270 (0-14-303627-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Meditations: ISBN 048629823X (0-486-29823-X)
Softcover, Dover Pubns - Meditations: ISBN 0812968255 (0-8129-6825-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc - Meditations: ISBN 0879757027 (0-87975-702-7)
Softcover, Prometheus Books - Meditations: ISBN 0915145790 (0-915145-79-0)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc - Meditations: ISBN 0679412719 (0-679-41271-9)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - Meditations: ISBN 0679642609 (0-679-64260-9)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - Meditations: ISBN 0915145782 (0-915145-78-2)
Hardcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc - Meditations: ISBN 0140441409 (0-14-044140-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Meditations: ISBN 0345472373 (0-345-47237-3)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group - Meditations: ISBN 0877739587 (0-87773-958-7)
Softcover, Shambhala Publications, Incorporated - Meditations: ISBN 0880291044 (0-88029-104-4)
Hardcover, Marboro Books - Meditations: ISBN 1853264865 (1-85326-486-5)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
- Meditations: ISBN 0140449337 (0-14-044933-7)
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The Meditations of Marcus Aureliusby Marcus AureliusISBN 1406793671 (1-4067-9367-1)
Softcover, Pierides Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius'Book summary:Marcus Annius Verus was born in Rome, A. D. 121, and assumed the name of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, by which he is known to history, on his adoption by the Emperor T. Aurelius Antoninus. M. Aurelius was educated by the orator Fronto, but turned aside from rhetoric to the study of the Stoic philosophy, of which he was the last distinguished representative. The "Meditations," which he wrote in Greek, are among the most noteworthy expressions of this system, and exhibit it favorably on its practical side. The "Meditations" picture with faithfulness the mind and character of this noblest of the Emperors. Simple in style and sincere in tone, they record for all time the height reached by pagan aspiration in its effort to solve the problem of conduct; and the essential agreement of his practice with his teaching proved that "Even in a palace life may be led well." [via]
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The Meditations of Marcus Aureliusby George LongISBN 038072216X (0-380-72216-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Antoninusby A.S.L. FarquharsonISBN 0192827901 (0-19-282790-1)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Antoninusby Marcus Aurelius, R. B. Rutherford, A.S.L. Farquharson, Marcus Cornelius FrontoISBN 0192839071 (0-19-283907-1)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: Spiritual Teachings And Reflectionsby Watkins, Alan JacobsISBN 1842931202 (1-84293-120-2)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: Spiritual Teachings And Reflections'Book summary:[via]The spiritual wisdom of the Stoic Emperor of Ancient Rome, translated by George Long, the celebrated English classical scholar. Marcus Aurelius wrote these meditations for his own reflection, but produced perennial maxims that point the way to achieving perfect peace of mind. They have inspired the best of humanity for almost two millennia.More editions of The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: Spiritual Teachings And Reflections:
Stoic Philosophyby J. M. RistISBN 0521292018 (0-521-29201-8)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Stoic Philosophy of Seneca Essays and Lettersby SenecaISBN 0393004597 (0-393-00459-7)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Therapy of Desire: Theory and Practice in Hellenistic Ethicsby Martha C. NussbaumISBN 0691000522 (0-691-00052-2)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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The Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius Antoninusby Aurelius Marcus, George LongISBN 1410206920 (1-4102-0692-0)
Softcover, Univ Pr of the Pacific
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Thoughts of the Emperor Marcus Aureliusby Marcus AntoninusISBN 1421953919 (1-4219-5391-9)
Hardcover, IndyPublish.com
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The Thoughts Of The Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninusby Marcus AureliusISBN 1419185152 (1-4191-8515-2)
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Disertaciones Por Arrianoby Not AvailableISBN 842491628X (84-249-1628-X)
Softcover, Rba Publicaciones Editores revistas
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Meditacionesby Marco AurelioISBN 8424934970 (84-249-3497-0)
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Meditaciones / Meditationsby Marco AurelioISBN 8420636746 (84-206-3674-6)
Softcover, Alianza Editorial Sa
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