Abstract: It is really surprising that in the present age though umpteen number of philosophies and religions are available for avid readers easily still there is no complacency as such. In fact with a greater share of knowledge there is unfortunately more of confusion and uneasiness growing incessantly. Upcoming generations are also at a loss for not knowing as to which philosophy or even religion should be viewed as dependable! Much owing to this there has been skeptic attitude getting slowly on a rise and when impartially viewed, there is nothing wrong. The bad practice of answering questions related to day today life only with the help of religion and old textual matter filled with promising aphorisms and parables have totally disappointed all. However very few are vocal about it. Therefore it is necessary to revisit the ancient philosophies having pragmatic sense without losing hold of Spirituality, Morality and Ethical practices. It is in this context that Epictetus’s philosophy is presented in this paper in brief. According to Epictetus the primary concern of any philosophy must be the Art of Living because society looks at Philosophy as a Manual full of guidelines for a proper living. The techniques must be feasible and thoroughly applicable to everyday lives and with this the mass must be able to learn to respond to the negativities in life with proper convictions.
Keywords: philosophy, textual matter, Ethical practices, proper convictions.
Title: EPICTETUS’S PHILOSOPHICAL OUTLOOK OF LIFE
Author: Prof. Dr.G.N.Sharma, Prof.Dr. Amreen Shaikh
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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