When1: 80
When2: 135
Who: Epictetus
What: writer
Where: Rome, Italy/Greece
works\ Discourses [135]; Manual [80 to 120]
Detail: He lived 55 to 135, was Stoic, and wrote about ethics. Philosophy should be about morals and mind. Body, status, and wealth are not important. People should control their emotions {apatheia}, so they can choose actions consistent with duty and citizenship. People should not let life affect them so that they cannot act.
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