Selected Discourses - The Wisdom of Epictetus: The Stoic Classic - Epictetus

Epictetus (c. 55 - c. 130 CE) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. Born into slavery, he studied philosophy with the permission of his master. After obtaining his freedom, he became a philosophy teacher, eventually founding his own school. His thinking greatly influenced Roman Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius. Tom Butler-Bowdon is series editor of the Capstone Classics series and has written introductions to Plato's Republic , Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations , Machiavelli's The Prince , and Marx' & Engels' The Communist Manifesto . A graduate of the London School of Economics, he is also the author of 50 Philosophy Classics, 50 Politics Classics , and 50 Psychology Classics .