Epictetus and Sommer

Introduction

Epictetus, for all external events are defined, and therefore beyond our control, but we can accept everything that happens, calmly and impartially. Persons, however, are responsible for their own actions, which they can explore and monitored through strict self-discipline. Pain arises from trying to control what is not, or from neglect, we can. Universal City, the universe, man has responsibility for the care of all the others. Anyone who has followed the commandments to achieve happiness and peace of mind.

Epictetus is a master teacher, trifle unearthly, but practical enough. Aurelius master scientists by the commandments of their teachers to use and thanks to them, as he tries to control the burden imposed on him as he held and insistence on strict self-discipline. These two men, both high and low, the Emperor and a slave, a full range of vision of Stoic have play. ambitions as Epictetus was to give their students a teacher "systematic plan of life that would, ideally, to assure the sense of calmness, dignity and social usefulness in every free minute regardless of outside circumstances (Michael 57) He did this by stressing the need to take care of what we have, our minds and our moral character. In his care and compassionate treatment of this powerful ideal book A. Long provides an excellent opportunity for the modern reader, to make their first steps on the way.

Principles of life

Another reference on the same topic is f. Bonheoffer 's. Ethics stoic Epictetus, but it's much less accessible than Long, containing as it does a lot of untranslated Latin and Greek. Also urged that Richard Sorabji's. Emotions and calm even understand stoic ideal life in accordance with nature requires that we focus our life from God: "the nature of the interests of Epictetus] exclusively live as it involves not only humans and other animals, but God (Michael 57) to live "in accordance with nature" will play its part in the divine plan (Michael 57).

Epictetus, there is a misconception that freedom means to do their own business. It's not always what one wants. Many times it's not easy to understand the benefits of good values and discipline. It may even seem more attractive, pleasant and convenient. All we need do is see countless cases where lack of discipline prevents people to succeed. What we think pulls us down really takes us. This is what discipline is all about. Boy flying ...