 Epictetus' philosophy is an influence on the acting method introduced by David Mamet and William H. Macy, known as Practical Aesthetics.The main book that describes the method, "The Practical Handbook for the Actor", lists the "Enchiridion" in the bibliography.Note 10, Origen's Contra Celcus, Book vii, add that the episode is in chapter LIII, with a secondary mention of the episode in chapter LIV.