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Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2014
Written by Epictetus, the Stoic philosopher and once Roman slave who taught/influenced Marcus Aurelius, this book is basically an abridged version of his main teachings... Which he never wrote down!
Having never written anything down, Epictetus' teachings seem to be hit or miss when it comes to translation. Most of the lessons in this book are about half of a very small page. Some of his lessons are absolute gems. Others seem to border on dressed up platitudes. I feel like this translation purposely tried to water down Epictetus' teachings to bring it to the common down... And I can't help but feel like there must be more to this!
I got this book for under $5. If you can too, it's a no-brainer. Great deal for some ancient reality checks!
Having never written anything down, Epictetus' teachings seem to be hit or miss when it comes to translation. Most of the lessons in this book are about half of a very small page. Some of his lessons are absolute gems. Others seem to border on dressed up platitudes. I feel like this translation purposely tried to water down Epictetus' teachings to bring it to the common down... And I can't help but feel like there must be more to this!
I got this book for under $5. If you can too, it's a no-brainer. Great deal for some ancient reality checks!
