Encheiridion (Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana)

by Epictetus, Gerard Boter (Editor)

Diese kritische Edition von Epiktets Encheiridion ist die erste, die auf einer vollständigen Wertung der gesamten Überlieferung basiert. Diese Überlieferung umfasst fast 60 erhaltene griechische Handschriften. Daneben sind die drei christlichen Bearbeitungen aus byzantinischer Zeit berücksichtigt worden, für die ebenfalls sämtliche handschriftliche Überlieferungen herangezogen wurden, sowie der Kommentar des Simplicius und die vollständige indirekte Überlieferung.
Der griechische Text wird von vier Apparaten begleitet, in denen dem Benutzer der Inhalt der verschiedenen Zweige der Handschriften, die Parallelstellen aus den Diatriben, die Verweise auf die indirekten Überlieferungen sowie die direkt überlieferten Textvarianten dargeboten werden. Der Index verborum enthält alle Wörter des Encheiridions .

118 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2007

About the author

Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was probably born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present day Pamukkale, Turkey), and lived in Rome until his exile to Nicopolis in northwestern Greece, where he lived most of his life and died. His teachings were noted down and published by his pupil Arrian in his Discourses. Philosophy, he taught, is a way of life and not just a theoretical discipline. To Epictetus, all external events are determined by fate, and are thus beyond our control, but we can accept whatever happens calmly and dispassionately. Individuals, however, are responsible for their own actions which they can examine and control through rigorous self-discipline. Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power. As part of the universal city that is the universe, human beings have a duty of care to all fellow humans. The person who followed these precepts would achieve happiness.

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