The ancient Greek sage and philosopher Epictetus (c. 50-c. 120 CE) was born a slave, and his teachings about freedom and human dignity have echoed through the millennia—in the writings of Spinoza, ...

(The Conversation) — Stoicism isn’t just a set of ideas; it’s meant to be put into practice. The ancient philosophy is finding new fans through online communities. Perhaps it’s not so surprising. The ...

Epictetus was a Greek philosopher from present-day Turkey. He was born into slavery around 55 AD and worked for a wealthy household. With permission, he learned about philosophy and came to realize ...

Illustration of Epictetus, with lamp and crutch, in Edward Ivie’s 1715 Latin translation of the Enchiridion. Wikimedia Commons/William Sonmans/Public domain Stoic philosophy has exerted an important ...

Joseph Epstein’s article on the ancient Greek Epictetus (“Virtue as Its Own Reward,” Masterpiece, Jan. 9) provides an interesting history of the man and a wonderful synopsis of his philosophy.