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Ideas of Epictetus, by Text
[Greek, 55 - 135, Born in slavery at Hierapolis. Taught by Musonius Rufus. Freed, and founded his own school at Nicopolis. Arrian was a pupil.]
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1.04.26
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p.196
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Tragedies are versified sufferings of people impressed by externals
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1.18.6-7
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p.44
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Punishing a criminal for moral ignorance is the same as punishing someone for being blind
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2.10.4
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p.200
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A citizen is committed to ignore private advantage, and seek communal good
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2.10.5
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p.200
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If we could foresee the future, we should collaborate with disease and death
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2.11.13
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p.202
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Philosophy investigates the causes of disagreements, and seeks a standard for settling them
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4.08.14
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p.111
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Philosophy is knowing each logos, how they fit together, and what follows from them
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§16
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p.258
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Epictetus says we should console others for misfortune, but not be moved by pity [Taylor,C]
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