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The Encheiridion is a short manual of maxims compiled by Arrian of Nicomedia, a 2nd-century student of the Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus. True to the Stoic tradition, Epictetus asserts that it is our thoughts and judgements, not things themselves, which are the ultimate source of our suffering. Accordingly, Epictetus maintains that man can exercise a considerable […]
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Lucretius was a Roman poet and Epicurean philosopher born around 99 BC. His best-known work, On the Nature of Things, is a six-book epic poem exploring a wide range of philosophical questions, including how man should respond to the reality of evil and death. For Lucretius, the problem of evil was not a concern about
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“On Providence” is a dialogue written by Roman philosopher and statesman Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC–65 AD) in the last years of his life. In it, Seneca deals with the problem of the coexistence of evil and Divine Providence. His answer is representative of the Stoic approach to responding to the problem of evil. It
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