Reading How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life | Alexandria
Read How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life by Epictetus. Reframing slavery as a mindset rather than physical chains, Epictetus—himself a former slave—reveals the radical truth: we imprison ourselves through attachments to things beyond our control. His counterintuitive solution? Total acceptance of what we cannot change unlocks genuine freedom. A manual for mental liberation as urgent now as in ancient Rome.