Category: Research and Analysis

The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 5

Fifth installment: Arrian, a student of Epictetus, wrote eight books, The Discourses of Epictetus, of which four survive. Selections from those eight books were also collected in the Enchiridion, or “Handbook.”  The Discourses give us a quite vivid portrait of the man who inspired them, and also give us fascinating glimpses into his singular didactic […]

The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 4

Fourth installment: Arrian, a student of Epictetus, wrote eight books, The Discourses of Epictetus, of which four survive. Selections from those eight books were also collected in the Enchiridion, or “Handbook.”  The Discourses give us a quite vivid portrait of the man who inspired them, and also give us fascinating glimpses into his singular didactic […]

The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 3

Third installment: Arrian, a student of Epictetus, wrote eight books, The Discourses of Epictetus, of which four survive. Selections from those eight books were also collected in the Enchiridion, or “Handbook.”  The Discourses give us a quite vivid portrait of the man who inspired them, and also give us fascinating glimpses into his singular didactic […]

The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 2

This is a second installment. Arrian, a student of Epictetus, wrote eight books, The Discourses of Epictetus, of which four survive. Selections from those eight books were also collected in the Enchiridion, or “Handbook.”  The Discourses give us a quite vivid portrait of the man who inspired them, and also give us fascinating glimpses into […]

The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 1

This is a first installment. Arrian, a student of Epictetus, wrote eight books, The Discourses of Epictetus, of which four survive. Selections from those eight books were also collected in the Enchiridion, or “Handbook.”  The Discourses give us a quite vivid portrait of the man who inspired them, and also give us fascinating glimpses into […]

USNA Officially Receives Carnegie Foundation’s Leadership for Public Purpose Classification

USNA officially received Carnegie Foundation’s Leadership for Public Purpose Classification. Achieving this was the culmination of over 12 months of work from a team composed of members by the Leadership Excellence Council, led by the Stockdale Center and our own Timothy and Susanne Sullivan Director of Influencer Development, Dr. Celeste Raver. In total, 25 colleges […]