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The Slave Who Was Free | Berkeley’s AA Long on Epictetus

Johnathan Bi

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Navigating Happiness: Virtue vs. Desire

This chapter explores Epictetus' philosophical insights on happiness, emphasizing the importance of controlling desires and recognizing the limits of personal agency. It engages in a broader debate contrasting viewpoints from Aristotle and Hume regarding the role of virtue and external goods in the pursuit of true happiness.

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