
I've read so much philosophy. Surely I'm making progress.
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I've read so much philosophy. Surely I'm making progress.

What happens when something doesn't go your way?

I still get angry. I blame everyone around me.

Then perhaps the real test isn't what you know, but how you respond.

So progress begins when I practise what I claim to understand.

What would your reactions reveal about your philosophical progress?
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EPHILO · EPICTETUS: DISCOURSES, BOOK III
In Book III, Epictetus asks what genuine philosophical progress requires: disciplined attention, the examination of impressions and the practice of sound judgement when life becomes difficult.
Book III of Epictetus’ Discourses brings together some of the most penetrating teachings of Stoic philosophy on moral training, inner freedom, self-command, human vocation and the disciplined use of impressions.
Across twenty-six discourses, Epictetus examines what genuine progress in philosophy requires. He discusses personal adornment and character, the proper fields of philosophical study, the work of a good person, training in the face of difficulty, solitude, illness, fear, natural affection, freedom, providence and the demanding vocation of the Cynic philosopher. His central concern remains constant: how can human beings preserve their faculty of choice and live in accordance with nature amid circumstances they cannot control?
This carefully prepared EPHILO edition presents the complete text in polished British English, accompanied by an extensive introduction, translation and philosophical commentary by Dr Ioannis S. Christodoulou.
The volume also includes José Ferrater Mora’s substantial study “Cynics and Stoics”, the philosophical essay “What Is Philosophy?”, a comprehensive bibliography, information about the translator, and three fully cross-linked sets of scholarly notes.
For readers of Stoicism, ancient Greek philosophy, ethics and the philosophical art of living, this edition offers both a rigorous study text and a practical encounter with one of antiquity’s most powerful teachers of freedom.
Author: Epictetus
Introduction, Translation and Commentary: Dr Ioannis S. Christodoulou
Publisher: EPHILO International Publishing & Dialogue
Format: EPUB eBook