178 reviews for:

Epictetus' Enchiridion: Handbook of Stoic Life Principles (Original Greek Text and a New English Translation)

Epictetus, Donald Carlson

3.95 AVERAGE

voidslantern's review against another edition

2.0

informative medium-paced

ann_phl_'s review against another edition

4.0

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

keithh's review against another edition

3.75

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

canbelibrary's review against another edition

3.75

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

chris18's review against another edition

4.0

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

ostrava's review against another edition

5.0

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I was decently pleased by The Manual this time around. Many of the teachings resonated with me and I feel in a better mood for it, with the teachings being nice, tonifying and recomforting.

Part of my original criticism seemed to be aimed against its conformism, and though I do find Epictetus a bit too "traumatized" by life to be of better help, he can be quite... consistent. I value consistency, clarity and bluntness these days.

Or maybe I woke up more of a stoic today, who knows...

artificialeden's review against another edition

4.0

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

eb00kie's review against another edition

5.0

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My only issue with the Stoics and lifestyle-mentors in general, is that most of them argue for willpower-intensive methods. As much as my mind does not like to retain quotables, such is the best use that I have found so far: inasmuch as the argument is robust and the meaning clear, the value of philosophy works goes far beyond truth or willpower, as they increase and challenge the constitution of our own philosophy.

raagini's review against another edition

2.5

informative reflective slow-paced

capshaw's review against another edition

4.0

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Not as good as Meditations, but that's a really high bar. Key tenets within: moderation / kindness / virtue / freedom from desire.

"Nothing is smaller ... than love of pleasure, and love of gain and pride. Nothing is superior to magnanimity, and gentleness, and love of mankind, and beneficence" (LI)

"Choose rather to punish your appetites than to be punished through them" (CXIII)

"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which has not, but rejoices for those which he has" (CXXIX)