Discourses and Selected WritingsA new translation of the influential teachings of the great Stoic philosopher DESPITE BEING BORN into slavery, Greco Roman philosopher Epictetus became one of the most influential thinkers of his time. Discourses and Selected Writings is a transcribed collection of informal lectures given by the philosopher around AD 108. A gateway into the life and mind of a great intellectual, it is also an important example of the usage of Koine or ? common? Greek,