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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Epictetus on speech: The argument

Abstract

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This thesis consists of a critical text, translation and running commentary on Epictetus II.23 which is entitled On the faculty of speech. In this diatribe, Epictetus discusses the proper role of speech, rhetoric and logic in the philosophical life. The commentary attempts to elucidate Epictetus' views, to show how he himself employs rhetoric and to make clear the principles of Stoic physics and ethics which underlie the text.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Classics
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2011

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Heisler, Raymond Joseph
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Browne, Gerald M.

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • Copyright 1989 Heisler, Raymond Joseph
Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
AAI8924835
(UMI)AAI8924835
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/21417

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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Heisler, Raymond Joseph. Epictetus on speech: The argument. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/21417