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“Everything has two handles, the one by which it may be carried, the other by which it cannot” is the focus of Disturbances in the Field by Lynne Sharon Schwartz. Lydia, the main character, turns frequently to The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, it being a current choice from the works of Epictetus, collected and interpreted by Hastings Crossley. Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia, known today as Pamukkale, Turkey. He resided in Rome until his disappearance, when he moved to Nicopolis in northwestern Greece for his entire life. His principles were scribbled down and printed by his student Arrian in his Discourses and Enchiridion. Epictetus instructed that philosophy is a way of life and not only a hypothetical regulation. To Epictetus, all external affairs are beyond our limits; we must acknowledge gently and analytically whatever occurs. Although, persons are accountable for their actions, which they can scrutinize and constraint through thorough strength of will. Epictetus was born c. 50 A.D., perhaps at Hierapolis, Phrygia. Epíktetos in Greek is defined as gained or acquired; the Greek philosopher Plato, in his Laws, made use of the word as property that is “added to one’s hereditary property”. When he was young, Epictetus had an admiration for philosophy and his rich owner granted him permission to study Stoic philosophy with Musonius Rufus as his teacher, which made him respectable as he was well educated. However, he broke his leg. Origen said that his leg was intentionally fractured by his owner. Simplicius said that he had been crippled since he was young. His discourses were written and collected by his student Arrian, who wrote the Anabasis Alexandri. The primary work is The Discourses, four books of which have been conserved. Arrian also collected the famous summary, the Enchiridion, or Handbook.
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