Epictetus

E58304
Greek philosopher Stoic philosopher former slave moral philosopher

Epictetus was a Greek-born Stoic philosopher and former slave whose teachings on inner freedom, virtue, and rational self-mastery profoundly shaped later Stoic thought and Western philosophy.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Epictetus canonical 22
Stoic philosophers 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek philosopher ⓘ
Stoic philosopher ⓘ
former slave ⓘ
moral philosopher ⓘ
birthPlace Asia Minor ⓘ
Hierapolis ⓘ
Phrygia ⓘ
citizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
coreDoctrine distinction between what is in our control and what is not ⓘ
living in accordance with nature ⓘ
virtue as the only true good ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
era Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ
Roman Imperial period ⓘ
ethnicGroup Greek ⓘ
influenced Immanuel Kant ⓘ
Justus Lipsius ⓘ
Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Seneca the Younger ⓘ
modern Stoicism ⓘ
influencedBy Chrysippus of Soli ⓘ
surface form: Chrysippus

Musonius Rufus ⓘ
Socrates ⓘ
Zeno of Citium ⓘ
knownFor practical ethics ⓘ
teachings on inner freedom ⓘ
teachings on rational self-mastery ⓘ
teachings on virtue ⓘ
the dichotomy of control ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Ancient Greek ⓘ
legacy influence on Christian moral thought ⓘ
major source for later Stoic ethics ⓘ
mainInterest ethics ⓘ
logic ⓘ
practical philosophy ⓘ
notableWork Discourses ⓘ
Enchiridion ⓘ
occupation philosopher ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Stoicism ⓘ
religiousContext paganism ⓘ
residence Nikopolis ⓘ
surface form: Nicopolis

Rome ⓘ
socialStatus former slave ⓘ
studentOf Musonius Rufus ⓘ
workAuthoredBy Discourses ⓘ
Enchiridion ⓘ
worksTransmittedBy Arrian of Nicomedia ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stoicism → RomanRepresentative → Epictetus ⓘ
Marcus Aurelius → influencedBy → Epictetus ⓘ
Chrysippus of Soli → influenced → Epictetus ⓘ
Meditations → influencedBy → Epictetus ⓘ
Anaximenes of Miletus → influenced → Epictetus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stoic philosophers
James Stockdale → influencedBy → Epictetus ⓘ
Albert Ellis → influencedBy → Epictetus ⓘ
Shmuel Sambursky → influencedBy → Epictetus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stoic philosophers
Musonius Rufus → notableStudent → Epictetus ⓘ
Musonius Rufus → influenced → Epictetus ⓘ
modern Stoicism → drawsOn → Epictetus ⓘ
Discourses → author → Epictetus ⓘ
Discourses → philosopherSubject → Epictetus ⓘ
Enchiridion → author → Epictetus ⓘ
Enchiridion → attributedTo → Epictetus ⓘ
Enchiridion → basedOnTeachingsOf → Epictetus ⓘ
Arrian of Nicomedia → studentOf → Epictetus ⓘ
Arrian of Nicomedia → influencedBy → Epictetus ⓘ
To Himself → influencedBy → Epictetus ⓘ
Neostoicism → influencedBy → Epictetus ⓘ
De Constantia → influencedBy → Epictetus ⓘ
Manuductio ad Stoicam Philosophiam → influencedBy → Epictetus ⓘ
Cynic movement → influencedPhilosopher → Epictetus ⓘ
Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν → philosophicalInfluence → Epictetus ⓘ