Excerpt from The Creed of Epictetus: As Contained in the Discourses, Manual and FragmentsThis volume is the outcome of a thesis pre sented to the Faculty of Graduate Studies of the George Washington University in part satisfac tion of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. The writer has been led to think that others might be interested in the results of a study which for many years has been an unfailing source of help and inspiration. And it is With the hope that this assurance from others may not be Without some grounds that the book is sent forth.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.