{"product_id":"stoic-freedom-epictetus-discourses-book-4-paperback","title":"Stoic Freedom: Epictetus' Discourses Book 4 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChuck Chakrapani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the fourth book of Discourses of Epictetus in plain English. Personal freedom is close to Epictetus' heart and his rhetoric shines when he talks about freedom. This is what he has to say about achieving personal freedom that is robust and unshakable: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour desires imprison you. If you confine your desire only to what is under your control, then you will never be unfree.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreedom has a price. If you want to be free, be prepared to pay.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe more value you attach to external things, the less free you are to choose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what does a free person look like?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA free person is not in conflict with anyone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA free person is patient.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA free person is not envious.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA free person is not anxious.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA free person is pure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA free person is steadfast.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA free person chooses what to reveal about themselves and when.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 02, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47415901913266,"sku":"9780920219362","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b9e50d61048d2c81aae0d2db133b064e.webp?v=1778390921","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/stoic-freedom-epictetus-discourses-book-4-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}