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Arrian's Discourses of Epictetus The Discourses of Epictetus Together with Fragments of His Writings Translation by P.E. Matheson (1916) Edited by Grey Freeman (2021) v1.0.1 ©2021 Grey Freeman This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit Creative Commons. The text of this book was published by P.E. Matheson in 1916 and, like other works released prior to 1925, is in the public domain in the United States and countries using similar criteria. “The Ruins of a Greek Temple at Sunset” (1867) by Alexander Ivanovich Zhizhilenko (1823- 1889) is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less. Notes on this Edition The purpose of this edition is to provide a free, copywrite-unencumbered, and fully formatted eBook version of this work. Many excellent and inexpensive print versions already exist, and I will not be adding another. Likewise, I will not be posting this to any commercial eBook sellers as there are plenty of those as well, and that would not be free which would defeat the entire purpose. I have started with the P.E. Matheson translation, published in 1916 and hosted at Sacred Texts, due to its relatively modern language and superior formatting. In particular, I was concerned with preserving and integrating a linked table of contents, as well as bookmarks, footnotes, and indexes that add so much to the reading of this important work. Most of my modifications to this book were constrained to formatting required for viewing with an eBook reader. Some footnotes were added or clarified, particularly when referring to words no longer in wide usage. I have limited changes to the actual text to the removal of print and scan\OCR artifacts, punctuation fixes, plus a handful of archaic words that were substituted with modern spellings to add clarity for the contemporary reader. The original British standard spellings were otherwise left intact. Spelling changes are noted in more detail in the appendices. Alternate translations from the George Long version (also in the public domain) have been used in some places where the words as provided were not clear, either due to transcription errors or shifts in meaning. Such substitutions were both rare and duly footnoted. To summarize, my intent here was to “clean up” the manuscript, not to “re-write” it. In places, the line between the two was fuzzy, but I did my best to remain faithful to both the author and the translation. One more note: Despite all the edits I have made, there is still much in this transcript that offends my inner grammarian. And likely yours, as well. Unfortunately, every edit I made took the book further away from the original intent of the translator who was the only one, of the two of us, who could read the original Greek. If you see something that you would have expected an editor fix, I probably really wanted to. *** Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher (b. 55-d. 135 CE). Born a slave in Hierapolis, Phyrgia, in what is today Turkey, Epictetus lived in Rome until exiled to Nicopolis in Northern Greece. It was in exile that Epictetus' disciple Arrian took down his Discourses. As we have no actual writings of Epictetus, Arrian's notes are the only remnants of his philosophy. P.E. (Percy Ewing) Matteson MBE (23 January 1859 – 11 May 1946) was an honorary fellow at New College Oxford, and a prolific writer and translator. Some of his works include National ideals (1915), Holy Russia and Other Poems (1918), The Growth of Rome (1922) and translations of several Greek and Stoic writings. This edition includes the Discourses, and two minor works, the Fragments, and the Manual, also known as the Enchiridion. Contents Notes on this Edition Arrian’s Discourses Of Epictetus Preface BOOK I Chapter I : On Things In Our Power And Things Not In Our Power Chapter II : How One May Be True To One’s Character In Everything Chapter III : What Conclusions May Be Drawn From The Fact That God Is Father Of Men Chapter IV : On Progress, Or Moral Advance Chapter V : Against Followers Of The Academy Chapter VI : On Providence Chapter VII : On The Use Of Variable Premises And Hypothetical Arguments And The Like Chapter VIII : That Faculties Are Fraught With Danger For The Uneducated Chapter IX : How One May Draw Conclusions From The Fact That We Are God’s Kinsmen Chapter X : To Those Who Have Spent Their Energies On Advancement In Rome Chapter XI : On Family Affection Chapter XII : On Contentment Chapter XIII : How One May Act In All Things So As To Please The Gods Chapter XIV : That God Beholds All Men Chapter XV : What Philosophy Professes Chapter XVI : On Providence Chapter XVII : That The Processes Of Logic Are Necessary Chapter XVIII : That We Should Not Be Angry At Men’s Errors Chapter XIX : How One Should Behave Towards Tyrants Chapter XX : How Reason Has The Faculty Of Taking Cognizance Of Itself Chapter XXI : To Those Who Wish To Be Admired Chapter XXII : On Primary Conceptions Chapter XXIII : Against Epicurus Chapter XXIV : How One Should Contend Against Difficulties Chapter XXV : On The Same Theme Chapter XXVI : What Is The Law Of Life Chapter XXVII : On The Ways In Which Impressions Come To Us: And The Aids We Must Provide For Ourselves To Deal With Them Chapter XXVIII : That We Must Not Be Angry With Men: And Concerning What Things Are Small And What Are Great Among Men Chapter XXIX : On Constancy Chapter XXX : What A Man Should Have Ready To Hand In The Crises Of Life BOOK II Chapter I : That There Is No Conflict Between Confidence And Caution Chapter II : On Peace Of Mind Chapter III : To Those Who Commend Persons To Philosophers Chapter IV : To The Man Caught In Adultery Chapter V : How A Careful Life Is Compatible With A Noble Spirit Chapter VI On What Is Meant By ‘Indifferent’ Things Chapter VII : How To Consult Diviners Chapter VIII : What Is The True Nature Of The Good Chapter IX : That We Adopt The Profession Of The Philosopher When We Cannot Fulfil That Of A Man Chapter X : How The Acts Appropriate To Man Are To Be Discovered From The Names He Bears Chapter XI : What Is The Beginning Of Philosophy Chapter XII : On The art Of Discussion Chapter XIII : Concerning Anxiety Chapter XIV : On Naso Chapter XV : On Those Who Cling Stubbornly To Their Judgements Chapter XVI : That We Do Not Practise Applying Our Judgements About Things Good And Evil Chapter XVII : How We Must Adjust Our Primary Conceptions To Particular Things Chapter XVIII : How We Must Struggle Against Impressions Chapter XIX : To Those Who Take Up The Principles Of The Philosophers Only To Discuss Them Chapter XX : Against Followers Of Epicurus And Of The Academy Chapter XXI : Concerning Inconsistency Of Mind Chapter XXII : On Friendship Chapter XXIII : On The Faculty Of Expression Chapter XXIV : To One Whom He Did Not Think Worthy Chapter XXV : How The Art Of Reasoning Is Necessary Chapter XXVI : What Is The Distinctive Character Of Error BOOK III Chapter I : On Adornment Chapter II : 1) In What Matters Should The Man Who Is To Make Progress Train Himself: And (2) That We Neglect What Is Most Vital Chapter III : What Is The Material With Which The Good Man Deals: And What Should Be The Object Of Our Training Chapter IV : Against One Who Was Indecorously Excited In The Theatre Chapter V : Against Those Who Make Illness An Excuse For Leaving The Lecture-room Chapter VI : Scattered Sayings Chapter VII : Dialogue With The Commissioner Of The Free Cities , Who Was An Epicurean Chapter VIII : How We Should Train Ourselves To Deal With Impressions Chapter IX : To A Rhetor Going Up To Rome For A Trial Chapter X : How One Should Bear Illnesses Chapter XI : Scattered Sayings Chapter XII : On Training Chapter XIII : What A ‘Forlorn’ Condition Means, And A ‘Forlorn’ Man Chapter XIV : Scattered Sayings Chapter XV : That We Should Approach Everything With Consideration Chapter XVI : That We Must Be Cautious In Our Social Relations Chapter XVII : Concerning Providence Chapter XVIII : That We Must Not Allow News To Disturb Us Chapter XIX : What Is The Difference Between The Philosopher And The Uneducated Man Chapter XX : That Benefit May Be Derived From All Outward Things Chapter XXI : To Those Who Undertake The Profession Of Teacher With A Light Heart Chapter XXII : On The Calling Of The Cynic Chapter XXIII : To Those Who Read And Discourse For Display Chapter XXIV : That We Ought Not To Spend Our Feelings On Things Beyond Our Power Chapter XXV : To Those Who Fail To Achieve What They Set Before Them Chapter XXVI : To Those Who Fear Want BOOK IV Chapter I : On Freedom Chapter II : On Familiar Intimacy Chapter III : What To Aim At In Exchange Chapter IV : To Those Whose Heart Is Set On A Quiet Life Chapter V : To Those That Are Contentious And Brutal Chapter VI : To Those Who Are Distressed At Being Pitied Chapter VII : On Freedom From Fear Chapter VIII : To Those Who Hastily Assume The Character Of Philosophers Chapter IX : To One Who Was Modest And Has Become Shameless Chapter X : What Things We Should Despise, And What We Should Deem Important Chapter XI : On Cleanliness Chapter XII : On Attention Chapter XIII : To Those Who Lightly Communicate Their Secrets FRAGMENTS I : From Arrian The Pupil Of Epictetus. To One Discoursing on Substance 2 : From Arrian 3 : From The Same 4 : Rufus: From The Sayings Of Epictetus On Friendship 5 : Rufus: From Epictetus On Friendship 6 : From The Same 7 : From The Same 8 : Rufus: From Epictetus On Friendship 9 : From
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