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The Enchiridion:

By: Epictetus, James Harris
Narrated by: Jason Sprenger
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The Enchiridion

The Enchiridion or Manual of Epictetus (Enchiridion is Greek for "that which is held in the hand") is a short manual of Stoic ethical advice.

This manual has been carefully adapted in to modern English to allow for easy listening.

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©2017 James Harris (P)2017 James Harris History & Philosophy Philosophy Science Spirituality Classics Stoicism Greek Philosophy

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Some fascinating stuff in Epictetus's writings and a must for all scholars of Stoicism. The translation is fairly decent but once again the narrator sounds like he couldn't be less interested in what he's reading.

Interesting stuff, but the narrator is disengaged.

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I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Though giving a good description of stoicism, there are some nuggets of advice that are pretty difficult to follow. This includes the comparison of a family to a pot.
There are some good maxims that society nowadays would be worth living by, including #5, #8 and #30, among others, but for the most part, it would be pretty difficult to follow all of Epictetus's advice.

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