Recommended modern translations of the classic texts for learning about Stoic Philosophy
Ancient Stoic Philosophy Public
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Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Martin Hammond (Penguin Pocket Hardbacks)
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Meditations (Medieval Greek: Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν, romanized: Ta eis he'auton, lit. 'things to one's self') is a series of personal …
Jullan says: Older translation: Farquharson's 1944 translation
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The Complete Works by Epictetus, Robin Waterfield
The complete surviving works of Epictetus, the most influential Stoic philosopher from antiquity.
“Some things are up to us and …
Jullan says: Older translation: Oldfather's 1925-1928 translation of Epictetus' works
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Letters on Ethics by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, A. A. Long, Margaret R. Graver (The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, #5)
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The Roman statesman and philosopher Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE) recorded his moral philosophy and reflections on life as a highly …
Jullan says: Older translation: Gummere's 1917-1925 translation of the Moral Letters to Lucillius
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Hardship and Happiness by Seneca the Younger, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Elaine Fantham, and 3 others (The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, #4)
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and advisor to the emperor Nero, all …
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Tusculan Disputations by Cicero, James Edward King (Loeb Classical Library, #141)
Cicero (Marcus Tullius, 106–43 BCE), Roman lawyer, orator, politician and philosopher, of whom we know more than of any other …
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On Duties by Cicero, M. T. Griffin, E. M. Atkins (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
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De Officiis (On Duties) was Cicero's last philosophical work. In it he made use of Greek thought to formulate the …
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Moral and Political Essays by Seneca the Younger, John Milton Cooper, J. F. Procopé (Cambridge texts in the history of political thought)
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This volume offers clear and forceful contemporary translations of the most important of Seneca's 'Moral Essays': On Anger, On Mercy, …
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On Moral Ends by Cicero, Julia Annas, Raphael Woolf (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)
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This new translation makes one of the most important texts in ancient philosophy freshly available to modern readers. Cicero was …
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That One Should Disdain Hardships by Musonius Rufus, Cora E. Lutz, Gretchen Reydams-Schils, and 1 other
Perennial wisdom from one of history’s most important but lesser-known Stoic teachers
“He knew that all a philosopher could do …
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Hierocles the Stoic by Ilaria Ramelli (Society of Biblical Literature Writings from the Greco-Roman, #28)
Hierocles, the Stoic philosopher of the early imperial age, is a crucial witness to Middle and Neo-Stoicism, especially with regard …
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Simplicius: On Epictetus Handbook 1-26 by Charles Brittain, Tad Brennan (Ancient Commentators on Aristotle)
'[Simplicius'] moral interpretation of Epictetus is preserved in the library of nations, as a classic book, most excellently adapted to …
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Simplicius: On Epictetus Handbook 27-53 by Charles Brittain, Tad Brennan (Ancient Commentators on Aristotle)
The Enchiridion or Handbook of the first-century AD Stoic Epictetus was used as an ethical treatise both in Christian monasteries …
