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Epictetus on speech: The argument
Heisler, Raymond Joseph
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Description
Title
Epictetus on speech: The argument
Author(s)
Heisler, Raymond Joseph
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Browne, Gerald M.
Department/Program
Classics
Discipline
Classics
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree
Ph.D.
Dissertation or Thesis
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Language, Ancient
Literature, Classical
Philosophy
Abstract
This thesis consists of a critical text, translation and running commentary on Epictetus II.23 which is entitled On the faculty of speech. In this diatribe, Epictetus discusses the proper role of speech, rhetoric and logic in the philosophical life. The commentary attempts to elucidate Epictetus' views, to show how he himself employs rhetoric and to make clear the principles of Stoic physics and ethics which underlie the text.
