Philosophy · Ancient Philosophy
A topic within Ancient Philosophy, itself one of 10 topics in that field and part of Philosophy.
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Epictetus
Records, in the plain speech of his own lectures rather than the polished aphorisms later drawn from them, the Stoic case that only our own judgements and choices are up to us, and that freedom consists in wanting only those.
link checked 17 Sept 2026Epictetus
Distinguishes sharply between what is up to us — judgement, desire, will — and what is not, arguing that all suffering comes from confusing the two, and that only the former is within our power to control.
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