How to Be Free av Epictetus

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<p><b>A superb new edition of Epictetus¿s famed handbook on Stoicism¿translated by one of the world¿s leading authorities on Stoic philosophy</b><br><br>Born a slave, the Roman Stoic philosopher Epictetus (c. 55¿135 AD) taught that mental freedom is supreme, since it can liberate one anywhere, even in a prison. In <i>How to Be Free</i>, A. A. Long¿one of the world¿s leading authorities on Stoicism and a pioneer in its remarkable contemporary revival¿provides a superb new edition of Epictetus¿s celebrated guide to the Stoic philosophy of life (the <i>Encheiridion</i>) along with a selection of related reflections in his <i>Discourses</i>.<br><br>Freedom, for Epictetus, is not a human right or a political prerogative but a psychological and ethical achievement, a gift that we alone can bestow on ourselves. We can all be free, but only if we learn to assign paramount value to what we can control (our motivations and reactions), treat what we cannot control with equanimity, and view our ci