Épictète - Manuel d'Épictete - 1790

Rare edition of this work designed to make the principles of ancient wisdom accessible to the enlightened educated public.

This small treatise, condensed from Stoic teachings, presents in brief and incisive sentences the art of distinguishing what depends on us (judgments, desires, actions) from what does not depend on us (wealth, health, reputation), in order to cultivate inner freedom and ataraxia in the face of life's vicissitudes.

Bastien, a translator and editor, situates his work within the rationalist and moral context of the 18th century, offering a clear and faithful version, sometimes accompanied by explanatory notes aimed at bringing Stoic thought closer to modern concerns.

Epictetus - Manual of Epictetus - 1790 - Jean-François Bastien
573 pages.

Good condition of the binding, a book in its original full marbled calf leather, showing signs of use, with gilded roulettes on the edges, red edges, a spine with raised bands decorated in gold, gilded titling, and cold-stamped fillets framing the covers.

Good interior condition, some foxing, work enriched with a frontispiece portrait, marbled endpapers in good condition.

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