Discourses and Selected Writings offers a profound insight into the teachings of the influential Stoic philosopher, Epictetus. Born into slavery, Epictetus rose to become one of the most respected thinkers of his time. This collection of transcribed informal lectures, given around AD 108, provides a gateway into the mind of a great intellectual.

Epictetus's Discourses are celebrated for their rhetorical brilliance and offer a practical guide to the ethics of Stoicism and moral self-improvement. In these writings, he tackles questions of freedom and imprisonment, illness and fear, family, friendship, and love, presenting an intriguing document of daily life in the classical world.

Through his teachings, Epictetus argues that happiness lies in understanding what is within our power to change and what is not, and in embracing our fate to live in harmony with nature and the divine.