Epictetus Works (Discourses, Enchiridion, Fragments) (1866) - Page 20


XXII. On General Principles	64
XXIII. Against Epicurus Epicurus was a Greek philosopher who taught that pleasure and the avoidance of pain were the highest goods; Epictetus, as a Stoic, frequently argued against this worldview.	66
XXIV. How we should struggle with difficulties	67
XXV. On the same subject	70
XXVI. What the rule of life is	74
XXVII. On the various ways things appear to the mind, and the means available to regulate them	76
XXVIII. That we should not be angry with mankind. What things are small and what are great among men	79
XXIX. On Courage	83
XXX. Preparedness for difficult situations original: "Weapons ready for difficult Occasions"	91

BOOK II


I. That courage is not incompatible with caution	93
II. On tranquillity	98
III. Concerning those who recommend people to philosophers	101
IV. Concerning a man who had been guilty of adultery	102
V. How nobility of mind may be consistent with prudence	104
VI. On circumstances	108
VII. On divination Divination refers to the practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the divine will through supernatural means.	111
VIII. What the essence of good consists of	113
IX. That some people, failing to fulfill what the character of a human being implies, instead assume the role of a philosopher	117
X. How we may determine the duties of life from our social roles and titles original: "nominal Functions"	120
XI. The beginning of philosophy	124
XII. On the art of debate original: "Of Disputation"	127
XIII. On anxiety	130
XIV. Concerning Naso Naso was a Roman official who consulted Epictetus; this chapter records their interaction.	135
XV. Concerning those who stubbornly persist in whatever they have decided	139
XVI. That we do not practice using established principles regarding good and evil	141
XVII. How to apply general principles to specific cases	148
XVIII. How to combat the impressions of things The "semblances" or "impressions" (phantasiai) are the way things first appear to our senses; Stoics believed we must test these before accepting them as true.	153
XIX. Concerning those who embrace philosophy only in words	157
XX. Concerning the Epicureans and Academics The Academics were a school of philosophers who, in this era, were known for skepticism and the belief that certain knowledge is impossible.	162