Freedom, Slavery, and Self in Epictetus
The goal of the philosophy of the Stoic Epictetus, himself a former slave, consisted in attaining freedom. The article explores his notion of freedom, along with the accompanying notion of slavery, and discusses what concept of a human self is brought out in these notions. The real, physical slavery...
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| Main Author: | Glenn Øystein Wehus |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Norwegian Bokmål |
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Scandinavian University Press
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Teologisk Tidsskrift |
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| Online Access: | https://www.idunn.no/tt/2019/04/freedom_slavery_and_self_in_epictetus |
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