TY - BOOK AU - Epictetus AU - Jaakkola,K. TI - Ojennusnuora AV - BPA PY - 2005/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800 KW - Ethics, Ancient N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A4sikirja_(Epiktetos); Release date is 2005-08-29; Produced by Matti Jarvinen, Tuija Lindholm and Distributed Proofreaders Europe; Original publication data not identified N2 - "Ojennusnuora" by Epictetus is a handbook of Stoic ethics from ancient times. This compact guide aims to improve human life by teaching how to preserve inner worth and use natural powers wisely. The work addresses the relationship between mind and body, emphasizes internal values over external circumstances, and instructs readers on achieving peace of mind by avoiding false judgments. Epictetus connects ethics with religion, arguing that rational humans share kinship with the divine and can achieve god-like purity through spiritual detachment from worldly desires. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16620 ER -