#enchiridion — Public Fediverse posts

Continuing on with the line-by-line commentary on Epictetus' short Stoic work, the Enchiridion, here's a discussion about what is going on in chapter 38

https://medium.com/practical-rationality/chapter-38-of-epictetus-enchiridion-explained-841355e19b67
#Epictetus #Stoicism #Philosophy #Commentary #Enchiridion #Handbook

Here's the next portion of my commentary on Epictetus' short Stoic work, the Enchiridion, this one on chapter 36, which can be a bit puzzling to readers, focused on contradictions

https://medium.com/practical-rationality/chapter-36-of-epictetus-enchiridion-explained-0e487ea6a629
#Epictetus #Enchiridion #Commentary #Stoicism #Philosophy #Contradiction

Continuing on with the commentary on Epictetus' short Stoic work, the Enchiridion, here's the one on chapter 34, which sets out a useful practice for dealing with temptations!

https://medium.com/practical-rationality/chapter-34-of-epictetus-enchiridion-explained-79b0a65114ec
#Stoicism #Epictetus #Enchiridion #Philosophy #Practice #Pleasure #Decisions

Published this piece on an enigmatic Stoic passage from Epictetus' Enchiridion a year ago today. Revised it slightly, and republished it in my Substack just this morning
https://gregorybsadler.substack.com/p/translating-an-enigmatic-passage
#Epictetus #Stoicism #Philosophy #Enchiridion #Evil #Universe #Translation #Ethics

Here's a commentary on a particularly insightful chapter of the Stoic philosopher Epictetus' Enchiridion. Anyone can claim or pretend piety, but you see what sort of mindset they really have when they run into setbacks!

https://medium.com/practical-rationality/chapter-31-of-epictetus-enchiridion-explained-9b8803f91822
#Stoicism #Epictetus #Enchiridion #Commentary #Piety #Relationships #Expectations