Epictetus - Stoic philosopher at the turn of the 1st-2nd centuries. n. e. Like Socrates, he did not leave any writings. His oral sermons were preserved by his student, the Roman Flavius Arrian, the author of numerous works in Greek. Readers are offered the Russian translation of Epictetus’s “A Brief Guide to Moral Life,” which contains all the main provisions of his philosophy. Published for the first time. Simplicius is a Neoplatonist philosopher, the last representative of the School of Athens, closed by Emperor Justinian in 529 AD. e. Author of commentaries on the works of Aristotle. Compiled an extensive interpretation of Epictetus’s “A Brief Guide to Moral Life.” Published for the first time.