How to be free, Epictetus style

What does it mean to be free? Would you believe it if someone told you that freedom in entirely up to you? Nowadays we tend to think of freedom in terms of external factors, but the slave-turned-teacher Epictetus of Hierapolis provided us with a different, more intriguing, and very powerful model for what it means to be truly free. Join us for a discussion of Epictetus’s philosophy of freedom!

Suggested reading: How to be free, Epictetus style.
Or, if you have a bit more time: How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life, by Anthony Long, Princeton Press.

Zoom link: available on this page.

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