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| Name: |
Epictetus | | Birth Date: |
c. 50 | | Death Date: |
c. 135 | | Place of Birth: |
Hierapolis, Asia Minor | | Nationality: |
Greek | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
philosopher |
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Biography of Epictetus
384 words, approx. 1 pages
 Epictetus (ca. 50-ca. 135) was a Greek philosopher who believed that man should concern himself only with what he can control and suffer what he cannot influence. Epictetus was born a slave in Hierapolis, Asia Minor. Early in life he was brought to...
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Biography of Epictetus
2,637 words, approx. 9 pages
 A slave who lived for many years in Rome, Epictetus was also a Stoic philosopher who taught that wisdom consisted in achieving independence from external circumstances and in learning to meet adversity with patience and fortitude. In a manner that...



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Epictetus Quotes
4,827 words, approx. 16 pages
 Epictetus (c. 55 - c. 135 AD) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. The name given by his parents, if one was given, is not known -the word epiktetos in Greek simply means "acquired." Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 Discourses 1.2 The Enchiridion (c. 135) 1.3 Golden...


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Epictetus (55 Ce–C. 135) Summary
1,252 words, approx. 4 pages Epictetus(55 Ce–C. 135) Epictetus became a slave of Epaphroditus, himself a freedman who was secretary to Nero. After being freed by his master, Epictetus studied with the Stoic Musonius Rufus, and he taught in Rome until Domitian banished the...
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Epictetus
93 words, approx. 1 pages (born &circa; &AD; 55—died &circa; 135) Greek philosopher associated with Stoicism. His original name is not known; epiktetos means “acquired.” He is not known to have written anything, but his teachings were transmitted by his pupil...
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Epictetus Information
2,302 words, approx. 8 pages
 Epictetus (Greek: Ἐπίκτητος; ca. 55–ca. 135) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was probably born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present day Pamukkale, Turkey), and lived in Rome until his exile to Nicopolis in northwestern Greece, where...



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 World and I
Tom Wolfe's Epictetus.
02/01/2000: 3,508 words, approx. 12 pages One of the pivotal figures in Tom Wolfe's novel A Man in Full, while serving a prison sentence, discovers the teachings of the Stoic philosopher Epictetus. The fictional character, Conrad Hensley, is perhaps the only innocent in this tale of greed and ambition...
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 The Philosophical Review
EPICTETUS: DISCOURSES BOOK 1.(Review) (book review)
10/01/2000: 1,347 words, approx. 5 pages EPICTETUS: DISCOURSES BOOK 1. By ROBERT DOBBIN. Oxford: Oxford University Press, Clarendon Press, 1998. Pp. xxiv, 256. One might argue that Epictetus has been the most influential Stoic writer of all time. A former slave, he lectured and taught in Rome and...


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Epictetus XXVIV
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