Talk:Enchiridion of Epictetus
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The ambiguity of Enchiridion[edit]
All the word enchiridion means is 'handbook' (as the author of this entry knows, since the weblink has 'handbook' in its title). As such, there are many, many books from the past which are known as So-and-so's Enchiridion. I have a copy of Augustine's here, and I believe Erasmus wrote something he called by that name, too. At best this should be a pointer page to entries about various author's handbooks. I am (as I said when people were busy trying to Wikify Shakespeare plays) opposed to posting primary texts on wikipedia, no matter how interesting. The question of editability introduces a horrifying question of reliability. I'm sure the mid 18th century translation is a lovely thing, but how long will it last before someone 'edits' it? The 'oh, run and check it here if you're not sure' promise defeats the purpose of Wikipedia. It's been a while since I've read the Enchiridion of Epictetus, but isn't it longer than this? --MichaelTinkler
Dead link[edit]
The external link to the text (Enchiridion of Epictetus) seems to have gone bad. :-( Wesley
Practical Handbook[edit]
I believe the Enchiridion was such a practical handbook it was distributed to soldiers.Kenneth Kloby (talk) 17:41, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Change the translation of Manual to Handbook?[edit]
Handbook appears to be a more common translation and, in my (admittedly limited) opinion, is more evocative of what Enchiridion actually would have meant to contemporaries. If anyone has objections to this please state them but for now I will be making the relevant change to the articles opening. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fritz1776 (talk • contribs) 18:26, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
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