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"Of all existing things, some are in our power, and others are not in our power." So begins the Enchiridion or Manual on the Art of Living of Epictetus, a collection of precepts that together provide a powerful philosophy for daily life. With practical grace and wisdom, the Manual addresses living with integrity, self-management, and personal freedom. The Manual is considered to be the pinnacle of Stoic philosophy, a school of Greek thought originating in the early third century BC, that holds that destructive emotions are the result of errors in judgement and taught an...

Ποιος άνθρωπος είναι ελεύθερος και ποιος δούλος; Πώς μπορούμε να ζήσουμε μια καλή ζωή; Πότε τα πράγματα κι οι καταστάσεις γίνονται αφέντες του εαυτού μας; Το σώμα μας, η υγεία μας, το σπίτι κι η περιουσία μας δεν είναι δικά μας, υποστηρίζει ο Επίκτητος. Δεν βρίσκονται κάτω απ' τον δικό μας έλεγχο και, επομένως, όταν επιθυμούμε κάποιο απ' αυτά τα πράγματα, επιθυμούμε κάτι που δεν εξαρτάται από εμάς. Κι ο άνθρωπος που επιθυμεί πράγματα που δεν εξαρτώνται από τον ίδιο δεν μπορεί παρά να είναι ένας δούλος. "Καθάρισε τις ιδέες σου, ώστε να μη δεθεί πάνω σου κάτι που δεν εί...

Epictetus (c. 55-135 AD), of Hierapolis (Phrygia), was a Stoic philosopher. In his "Manual on the Art of Living" gives explicit advice on how to live. The "Manual" is a collection of principles that together provide a philosophy for everyday life. The basis of philosophy is self-knowledge. The integrity, the self-management and the personal freedom are the main points that Epictetus focuses on. Epictetus was born into slavery, but he remained free, he lived in poverty, but he remained happy. By putting into practice all his wise instructions, man can conquer virtue and beco...