Epictetus

Review from previous edition... will be most welcome to all serious scholars of the slave turned Stoic student turned Stoic teacher. Long's book promises to have even wider appeal. The contribution of Long helps to ensure that Epictetus will continue to enjoy an active 'afterlife'.'Ancient PhilosophyReview from previous edition A. A. Long’s splendidly accessible study … offers expert and lucid guidance on every aspect of Epictetus’ philosophy and his various teaching strategies, illustrated by numerous excerpts from the Discourses. It is written in a manner that is both calmly accepting of Epictetus’ peculiarities and, in the proper sense, philosophical.’M. F. Burnyeat, Times Literary Supplement`These are good days for Epictetus studies … [Long’s] previous work has already established him as one of the foremost Stoicism experts in the world. This is his first book on a single Stoic author, and it does not disappoint….especially useful for those who are trying seriously to engage with Epictetus for the first time. Long’s interpretation is also systematic and original enough to interest experts in Hellenistic philosophy.‘Peter Adamson, Mind

A. A. Long is Irving Stone Professor of Literature in the Department of Classics at the University of California, Berkeley. His earlier works include “Hellenistic Philosophy: Stoics, Epicureans, Sceptics” (California, second edition 1986) and, in collaboration with John Dillon, “The Question of Eclecticism: Studies in Later Greek Philosophy” (California, 1988).