Epiktétos bol grécky stoický filozof, ktorého učenie sa sústredilo na filozofiu ako spôsob života. Zdôrazňoval, že zatiaľ čo vonkajšie udalosti sú mimo našej kontroly a riadi ich osud, môžeme ich prijímať s pokojom a vyrovnanosťou. Jednotlivci sú však zodpovední za svoje vlastné činy, ktoré možno kontrolovať a skúmať prostredníctvom prísnej sebadisciplíny. Podľa jeho učenia utrpenie pramení z pokusov kontrolovať to, čo kontrolovať nemožno, alebo zanedbávania toho, čo je v našej moci, a nasledovaním týchto princípov možno dosiahnuť šťastie.
This is the only complete modern translation of Epictetus' Discourses, together with the Handbook and fragments. A major work of Stoic practical ethics, the Discourses teach that the basis of happiness is up to us. This accessible new translation is accompanied by a full introduction and thorough notes.
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