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"Look at Heracles!": The Role of Similes and Exempla in Epictetus’s Philosophical Teaching

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Abstract

The contribution discusses the role of similes and exempla in the philosophical discourses of the Greek Stoic philosoper Epictetus.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOvercoming Dichotomies
Subtitle of host publicationParables, Fables, and Similes in the Graeco-Roman World
EditorsAlbertina Oegema, Johan Pater, Martijn Stoutjesdijk
Place of PublicationTübingen
PublisherMohr Siebeck
Pages77-107
Number of pages31
ISBN (Electronic)9783161611582
ISBN (Print)9783161611575
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Publication series

NameWissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament
PublisherMohr Siebeck
Volume483

Keywords

  • Epictetus
  • Similes
  • Exempla

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