Stoic Foundations: Epictetus' Discourses Book 1

by Chuck Chakrapani

Stoic Foundations is the plain English version of Discourses Book 1 by the eminent Stoic philosopher Epictetus. It reveloves around 10 themes which arw also repeated in other places throughout Discourses. These * Concern yourself with only what is in your power * Be content to let things happen as they do * Your thinking, not the externals, drives your behavior * Do not place value on external things * Don't give in to your anger or animal instincts * You can handle anything; always act your best * Learn to think properly and logically * Practice, not knowledge, results in progress * Only you can make you happy Dr. Chuck Chakrapani has been a long-term, but embarrassingly inconsistent practitioner of Stoicism. He is the president of Leger Analytics and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Ryerson University.

Genres: Philosophy

165 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 4, 2017

Reviews

[Michael Mullane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a truly fantastic book. It has the foundations set well and language that is easy to understand... no terms like 'doth, ye, thee', it is written in modern English. It is very well written and easy to interact with. A great book and a must read for those interested in gaining wisdom. As the Author states clearly in the preface, it is a book not really for academics but for people who want access to this great body of teaching without being a translator also!

[Ike Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent modern interpretation of Epictetus

I greatly appreciate Dr. Chakrapani's book. It's been long needed by new students to Stoic philosophy. Epictetus is too important to be lost in translation or confused in antiquity when the essence of his thought can be well-summarized, as in here.