Title: If you're interested in Epictetus, this is NOT the book for you.
Product review: If, on the other hand, you're interested in a handful of watered-down pithy sayings, "interpreted" (not translated) by a feel-good self-help maven who had never heard of Epictetus before her publisher approached her with this money-making idea, then jump right in!The author admits that she didn't even know of Epictetus before being asked to write this book and had reservations about what a "dead white guy" might have to offer her. She doesn't know ancient Greek, is unaware of the subtleties of his language, is ignorant of the historical events and schools of thought that shaped his thinking, regularly distorts his meaning and has produced nothing but a few little inspirational sayings.But hey, it sells.If you're not familiar with Epictetus, you will get a very distorted view of him through this book.If you are familiar with him, you will probably be horrified at the ways this book dumbs him down.
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