Epictetus The Handbook - Tentative Response

What role does society play in Epictetus’s vision of an ideal person? (Compare Plato and Aristotle)  

Epictetus’s vision of an ideal person focuses on the duty of the individual to maintain good character. While Plato and Aristotle are concerned more with political theory and how to build an ideal person for society, Epictetus centers on how to build an ideal person regardless of external influences. He makes the point that if one's house is burnt down or one find one lives under a corrupt regime, one should focus on what remains in one's power, i.e., one's own choices. In general, he seems to adopt the philosophy of stoicism that asserts the endurance of pain or hardship with indifference. Epictetus is similar to Aristotle and Plato in that be believes that Some things are in our power and to be avoided: these include but are not limited to incorrect valuations, confused or ignorant thinking, wrong choices, bad aims, bad character traits. They also include the violent feelings, such as lust (of which anger is a kind), distress, fear, and even "delight" (in things not up to us).