Epictetus on freedom
Epictetus (c. 50–c. 135) approaches freedom within Stoicism. The master key is the dichotomy of control: judgment and choice depend on us; body, property, and reputation do not. Freedom is governing assent, not rearranging the world. On this page, the archive isolates English passages where that project meets freedom most directly—useful for searches such as “epictetus quotes on freedom.”
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What did Epictetus say about freedom?
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