Epictetus; Arrian; Saint Nilus of Ancyra; Cebes of Thebes

Epicteti Dissertationum ab Arriano Digestarum Libri Iv. Eiusdem Enchiridion, et ex Deperditis Sermonibus Fragmenta [= The Dissertations of Epictetus from Arrian, Four Books. His Enchiridion and Fragments from Lost Sermons]; Simplicii Commentarius in Epicteti Enchiridion. Accedit Enchiridii Paraphrasis Christiana et Nili Enchiridion [= Simplicius' Commentary on Epictetus's Enchiridion. Paraphrasis Christiana and the Enchiridion of Saint Nilus]; Epicteti Manuale et Cebetis Tabula Graece et Latine [= The Enchiridion of Epictetus and the Tablet of Cebes]

Lipsiae [= Leipzig]: Libraria Weidmannia, 1799; 1800; 1798. Later edition. Hardcover. 7 vol (6 volumes bound in seven). 8vo. For pagination, please inquire. Contemporary polished calf with gold borders on each board, gold decoration to the boards' edges, spines in six compartments with gold tooling and lettering; all edges gilt. Brown endpapers and pastedowns. Volumes two, four, five, and six with a blue silk ribbon bookmark. With notes and indices by Johann Schweighaeuser. Text in Greek, notes in Latin. The set includes a few versions of Epictetus' Handbook or Enchiridion, Epictetus' fragments, two Christianized versions of the Enchiridion (one done by St. Nilus of Ancyra), Simplicius' Commentary on Epictetus, and the Tablet of Cebes, a Hellenistic work of moral philosophy. Dibdin 518-519. Oldfather 26; 294. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, "Epictetus". Epictetus lived during the first and second centuries A.C.E., and began life enslaved to a Roman noble. His work survived through a historiographer's (Arrian of Nicomedia) careful compilation of his lectures. Epictetus was one of the most prominent Stoic thinkers, concerned with self-regulation, integrity, and proper perception of one's personal circumstances. Epictetus argues that we ought to only concern ourselves with achieving our personal goals, and that we should not be concerned about that which is out of our control. The Stoic philosopher was highly influential among early Christian theologians. Oldfather refers to this set as a "deservedly celebrated work of learning and criticism". Dibdin also waxes poetic about the completeness and circumspect nature of the commentaries and scholarship included in this set. A beautifully bound set of Stoic thought. Very Good. Item #000016034

The joints on volume one repaired with Japanese tissue paper, the repair extends slightly onto the spine. Volumes one, two, and seven with light to moderate wear to their extremities (the front joint of volume two and the crowns of volumes one and seven).

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