All the Works of Epictetus, which are Now Extant: Consisting of His Discourses, Preserved by Arrian, in Four Books, the Enchiridion, and Fragments

S. Richardson, 1759 - Conduct of life - 505 pages

BOOK	iii

Of the Things which are and of thoſe which are not	1

In what Manner upon every Occafion to preſerve	7

How from the Doctrine that God is the Father	13

Concerning the Academics	19

Of the Ufe of convertible and hypothetical Pro	26

How from the Doctrine of our Kindred to God	33

Of Natural Affection	40

Concerning one who exerted himself with indecent Eagerness in the Theatre	237

Concerning Thofe who pretend Sickness as an Excufe to return Home	239

Mifcellaneous	242

Concerning a Governor of the Free States who was an Epicurean	244

How we are to exerciſe ourſelves againſt the Appearances of Things	249

Concerning a certain Orator who was going to Rome on a Law Suit 11	251

In what Manner we ought to bear Sickness	254

Mifcellaneous	258

Of Contentment	46

How every Thing may be performed acceptably	50

That the Art of Reasoning is neceſſary	58

Of the Behaviour to be obferved towards Tyrants	66

Of the Defire of Admiration	73

On the fame Subject	82

Of the feveral Appearances to the Mind	88

Of Intrepidity	98

What we ought to have ready in difficult Cir	107

Of Tranquillity	117

How Magnanimity may be confiftent with Care	123

Of Divination	132

That when we are unable to fulfil what the Cha	138

Of Difputation	149

Concerning Nafo	158

That we do not ftudy to make use of the Princi	165

How to adapt Preconceptions to particular	173

How the Appearances of Things are to be com	179

Concerning the Epicureans and Academics	190

Of Inconfiftency	196

Of the Faculty of Speaking D	207

Concerning a Perſon whom he treated with Dif	214

What is the Property of Errors in Life	220

Of Finery in Dreſs Page	222

and that we neglect the principal Things	231

What is the Subjectmatter to a good Man and in what we chiefly ought to be Practitioners	234

Of afcetic Exerciſe	259

What Solitude is and what a folitary Perfon	263

Mifcellaneous	267

That every Thing is to be undertaken with Cir cumfpection	268

That Caution is necessary in Condefcenfion and Complaifance	271

Of Providence	273

That we ought not to be alarmed by any News that is brought us	275

and what of a Philofopher	276

That fome Advantage may be gained from every external Circumstance	277

Concerning those who readily fet up for Sophifts	280

Concerning fuch as read and difpute oftenta	304

That we ought not to be affected by Things	310

Concerning Thofe who defift from their Purpoſe	330

Of Freedom	339

Of Complaifance	368

Concerning the Quarrelsome and Ferocious	380

Concerning Thofe who grieve at being pitied	387

Of Fearleffness	394

Concerning Such as hastily run into the philofophic	401

Concerning a Perfon who was grown immodeft	409

Of Purity and Cleanlineſs	418

Of Attention	424

The ENCHIRIDION	435

FRAGMENTS	467

INDEX	505

APPENDIX 4

Title	All the Works of Epictetus, which are Now Extant: Consisting of His Discourses, Preserved by Arrian, in Four Books, the Enchiridion, and Fragments
Author	Epictetus
Translated by	Elizabeth Carter
Edition	2
Publisher	S. Richardson, 1759
Original from	National Library of the Netherlands
Digitized	19 Jun 2013
Length	505 pages

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