Phantasia, Phainomenon and Dogma in Epictetus

This paper aims at evaluating the relation between the concepts of phantasia, phainomenon and dogma in Epictetus? thought. To do that, we will divide our work in four main parts. In the first, we will present the fundamentals of the Stoic concept of phantasia and its related notions. In the second part, we will review and study the main translations of Encheiridion 1.5, trying to understand the meaning of phainomenon, where it is linked with the concept of phantasia. In the third part, we will study Epictetus? views about phantasia and its related concepts. In the fourth part, we will survey the occurrences of the words dogma and hypolepsis in Epictetus. At the conclusion of this paper, we will present a detailed account of the connection among the concepts of phantasia, phainomenon and dogma in Epictetus? Stoicism.