Table of Contents

Introduction ; 1. The relevance of moral theory to moral improvement in Epictetus ; 2. Epictetus and logic ; 3. Epictetus and Stoic theology ; 4. The philosopher as God's messenger ; 5. Epictetus on Cynicism ; 6. Epictetus on proairesis and self ; 7. Death is a bugbear; Socratic 'epode' and Epictetus' philosophy of the self ; 8. Epictetus on freedom; parallels between Epictetus and Wittgenstein ; 9. Epictetus on moral perspectives ; 10. A notion of a person in Epictetus ; Bibliography ; Index

About the Author

Theodore Scaltsas is Professor of Ancient Philosophy at Edinburgh University Andrew S. Mason is Lecturer in Philosophy at King's College London

Reviews

The range of topics in Epictetus covered by the essays is usefully wide...the volume as a whole is a welcome and sure to be lasting contribution to our understanding of Epictetus.
*William O. Stephens, Ancient Philosophy*