Athletic imagery as an educational tool in Epictetus

Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 49 (1):68-82 (2021)
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This paper examines Epictetus’ use of athletic imagery as a pedagogical tool and what this tells us about his views on what philosophers can learn from athletes. This paper argues that this imagery...

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