Epictetus: The Discourses
Book One


CHAPTERS
Chapter 1 Of the things which are in our Power, and not in our Power
Chapter 2 How a Man on every occasion can maintain his Proper Character
Chapter 3 How a man should proceed from the principle of God being the father of all men to the rest
Chapter 4 Of progress or improvement
Chapter 5 Against the academics
Chapter 6 Of providence
Chapter 7 Of the use of sophistical arguments, and hypothetical, and the like
Chapter 8 That the faculties are not safe to the uninstructed
Chapter 9 How from the fact that we are akin to God a man may proceed to the consequences
Chapter 10 Against those who eagerly seek preferment at Rome
Chapter 11 Of natural affection
Chapter 12 Of contentment
Chapter 13 How everything may be done acceptably to the gods
Chapter 14 That the deity oversees all things
Chapter 15 What philosophy promises
Chapter 16 Of providence
Chapter 17 That the logical art is necessary
Chapter 18 That we ought not to he angry with the errors of others
Chapter 19 How we should behave to tyrants
Chapter 20 About reason, how it contemplates itself
Chapter 21 Against those who wish to be admired
Chapter 22 On precognitions
Chapter 23 Against Epicurus
Chapter 24 How we should struggle with circumstances
Chapter 25 On the same
Chapter 26 What is the law of life
Chapter 27 In how many ways appearances exist, and what aids we should provide against them
Chapter 28 That we ought not to he angry with men; and what are the small and the great things among men
Chapter 29 On constancy
Chapter 30 What we ought to have ready in difficult circumstances