Uploaded August 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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This is my own recording of The Enchiridion or Handbook of Epictetus. It's a short manual of Stoic ethical advice compiled by Arrian, a 2nd-century disciple of the Greek philosopher Epictetus.
Although the content is similar to the Discourses of Epictetus, it is not a summary of the Discourses but rather a compilation of practical precepts. Eschewing metaphysics, Arrian focused his attention on Epictetus's work applying philosophy in daily life. The primary theme is that one should accept what happens:

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Translated by William Abbot Oldfather
en.wikisource.org/wiki/Epictetus,_the_Discourses_as_reported_by_Arrian,_the_Manual,_and_Fragments/Manual

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Chapter Timings:
Start - 0:00
1 - 0:11
2 - 2:50
3 - 4:09
4 - 4:42
5 - 5:42
6 - 6:36
7 - 7:19
8 - 8:19
9 - 8:34
10 - 9:01
11 - 9:34
12 - 10:17
13 - 11:27
14 - 12:03
15 - 13:11
16 - 14:10
17 - 14:55
18 - 15:31
19 - 16:08
20 - 16:57
21 - 17:30
22 - 17:50
23 - 18:36
24 - 19:02
25 - 22:03
26 - 24:12
27 - 25:08
28 - 25:20
29 - 25:41
30 - 29:38
31 - 30:43
32 - 33:22
33 - 35:27
34 - 40:50
35 - 41:50
36 - 42:17
37 - 42:53
38 - 43:09
39 - 43:31
40 - 44:09
41 - 44:38
42 - 45:04
43 - 45:56
44 - 46:30
45 - 47:09
46 - 47:45
47 - 49:14
48 - 49:54
49 - 51:18
50 - 52:39
51 - 53:02
52 - 54:53
53 - 56:07

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