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`Review from previous edition Thanks to Dobbin's sensitive translation and intelligent commentary, Epictetus is now more open to serious philosophical study than perhaps at any time since Simplicius wrote his commentary on the Handbook' The Philosophical Review `Dobbin's translation is clear and accurate ... he often catches the colloquial vigor of Epictetus's oral style with an enviable effectiveness' The Philosophical Review `a solid and philosophically sensitive translation accompanied by detailed commentary on the argument' The Philosophical Review `The discussion is clear, up to date, and reliable' The Philosophical Review `the commentary is uniformly informative and sensible' Christopher Gill, Journal of Hellenic Studies `Dobbin achieves a good balance between detailed comment on Epictetus and scene-setting accounts of Stoic theory.' Christopher Gill, Journal of Hellenic Studies `With its fresh but close translation and full analysis of each discourse, it provides a thoroughly helpful basis for detailed study of Epictetus by scholars and students alike.' Christopher Gill, Journal of Hellenic Studies `The translation is lucid, accurate, and spare: a worthy vehicle for the direct Greek of Epictetus's ""diatribes""' John M. Rist, International Philosophical Quarterly

The translation is lucid, accurate, and spare: a worthy vehicle for the direct Greek of Epictetus's diatribes * John M. Rist, International Philosophical Quarterly * With its fresh but close translation and full analysis of each discourse, it provides a thoroughly helpful basis for detailed study of Epictetus by scholars and students alike. * Christopher Gill, Journal of Hellenic Studies * Dobbin achieves a good balance between detailed comment on Epictetus and scene-setting accounts of Stoic theory. * Christopher Gill, Journal of Hellenic Studies * the commentary is uniformly informative and sensible * Christopher Gill, Journal of Hellenic Studies * The discussion is clear, up to date, and reliable * The Philosophical Review * a solid and philosophically sensitive translation accompanied by detailed commentary on the argument * The Philosophical Review * Dobbin's translation is clear and accurate ... he often catches the colloquial vigor of Epictetus's oral style with an enviable effectiveness * The Philosophical Review * Review from previous edition Thanks to Dobbin's sensitive translation and intelligent commentary, Epictetus is now more open to serious philosophical study than perhaps at any time since Simplicius wrote his commentary on the Handbook * The Philosophical Review *

Review from previous edition Thanks to Dobbin's sensitive translation and intelligent commentary, Epictetus is now more open to serious philosophical study than perhaps at any time since Simplicius wrote his commentary on the Handbook The Philosophical Review Dobbin's translation is clear and accurate ... he often catches the colloquial vigor of Epictetus's oral style with an enviable effectiveness The Philosophical Review a solid and philosophically sensitive translation accompanied by detailed commentary on the argument The Philosophical Review The discussion is clear, up to date, and reliable The Philosophical Review the commentary is uniformly informative and sensible Christopher Gill, Journal of Hellenic Studies Dobbin achieves a good balance between detailed comment on Epictetus and scene-setting accounts of Stoic theory. Christopher Gill, Journal of Hellenic Studies With its fresh but close translation and full analysis of each discourse, it provides a thoroughly helpful basis for detailed study of Epictetus by scholars and students alike. Christopher Gill, Journal of Hellenic Studies The translation is lucid, accurate, and spare: a worthy vehicle for the direct Greek of Epictetus's diatribes John M. Rist, International Philosophical Quarterly

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