The Latin term 'enchiridion' connotes a small, essential handbook that
sums up a particular matter or subject. So it was with the well-regarded
enchiridion of Epictetus, who successfully tranposed the most important
principles of Stoicism into this text. Important for students and
enthusiasts of ancient philosophy, or for those interested in
undertaking a Stoical life, this book exemplifies the tenets of an
ethical and Stoic philosophy. For its unstinting commitment to such,
this text remained influential and much read among Greek, Roman and
later Christian scholars through the centuries following antiquity. The
ethical outlook of Epictetus would notably gain favour and quotation
from Marcus Aurelius, the 'philosopher king' of the Roman Empire. This
paperback edition includes the respected and much-consulted translation
by George Long, and is complete with the translator's annotations.
