Enchiridion
1670 / 1680
An early printed Enchiridion of Epictetus — the small handbook that has guided readers for nearly two millennia.
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A personal journey through ancient wisdom.
The library behind the practice — ancient editions held in hand, modern translations read late into the night, public-domain texts free to anyone, and a few rare books still on the quest.
Ancient Works
Old editions held in hand — small windows into how earlier readers met these texts.
Stoicos Apatheias
Historic edition
An historic edition tracing the Stoic doctrine of apatheia — freedom from being ruled by the passions.
Modern Stoicism
The books currently owned and studied. An expanding collection.
- Meditations — Marcus Aurelius
- Letters from a Stoic — Seneca
- The Practicing Stoic — Ward Farnsworth
- How to Think Like a Roman Emperor — Donald Robertson
- Other titles from Ed's personal collection
Essential Stoic Texts
Public-domain works available to anyone. A good starting point for the practice.
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
Why it matters
The private notebook of an emperor — written for himself, not for us. The clearest entry point into living Stoicism.
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Epictetus
Why it matters
A compact handbook on what is in our power and what is not. The shortest path into Stoic discipline.
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Seneca
Why it matters
A long correspondence on how to live — warm, eloquent, and as close to a wise older friend as a book can be.
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On My Quest
Books Ed still hopes to acquire — a lifelong search for editions that mark the path of Stoicism through history.
- Rare Marcus Aurelius editions
- Rare Seneca editions
- Works of Justus Lipsius
- Other historical Stoic texts
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