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Letters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium by Seneca
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Classics Ser.
A philosophy that saw self-possession as the key to an existence lived 'in accordance with nature', Stoicism called for the restraint of animal instincts and the severing of emotional ties. These beliefs were formulated by the Athenian followers of Zeno in the fourth century BC, but it was in Seneca (c. ...Show more
Letters from a Stoic: The Ancient Classic by Seneca, Donald Robertson
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Capstone Classics Ser.
Throughout the centuries, Seneca has been admired as one of the greatest writers of antiquity. He has a way of expressing Stoic philosophy that makes it seem just as relevant to life today as it was two thousand years ago. Seneca taught that we should remain grounded in the present moment by being fully ...Show more
Letters on Ethics: To Lucilius by LUCIUS, ANNAEUS SENECA
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: The Complete Works of Lucius A
On Anger by Seneca
Category: Philosophy and Religion
"Anger," Seneca notes, "is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured." In "On Anger," Seneca delves into this powerful emotion, taking the reader on a journey that is both thoughtful and instructive. Rather than dismissing anger as an unchan ...Show more
On The Shortness of Life by Seneca
Category: PHILOSOPHY
Seneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman. He is best known for his dramatic plays and philosophical works that include some of the most important writings on stoicism. On the Shortness of Life was written in his later years as a letter to his brother. This age-old wisdom is as applicable to u ...Show more
On the Shortness of Life by Seneca; John W. Basore (Translator)
Category: Health
From the author of 'Letters from a Stoic, ' comes another brilliant, timeless guide to living well. Written as a moral essay to his friend Paulinus, Seneca s biting words still pack a powerful punch two thousand years later. With its brash rejection of materialism, conventional lifestyles and group-thin ...Show more
On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Penguin Great Ideas
Timeless advice on the art of living well, from the celebrated Penguin Great Ideas series The writings of the ancient Roman philosopher Seneca offer powerful insights into stoicism, morality and the importance of reason, and continue to provide profound guidance to many through their eloquence, lucidity ...Show more
On the Shortness of Life (Penguin Great Ideas Series) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Category: Reference | Series: Penguin Great Ideas Ser.
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves--and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives--and destroyed them. Now, Penguin brings yo ...Show more
Phaedra and Other Plays by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Category: Classic
Living in Rome under Caligula and later a tutor to Nero, Seneca witnessed the extremes of human behaviour. His shocking and bloodthirsty plays not only reflect a brutal period of history but also show how guilt, sorrow, anger and desire lead individuals to violence. The hero of 'Hercules Insane' saves h ...Show more
SENECA THE ELDER VOL 1 by Seneca the Elde Staff; Michael Winterbottom
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Loeb Classical Library
Roman secondary education aimed principally at training future lawyers and politicians. Under the late Republic and the Empire, the main instrument was an import from Greece: declamation, the making of practice speeches on imaginary subjects. There were two types of such speeches: controversiae on law-c ...Show more
Selected Letters by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Oxford World's Classics
'You ask what is the proper measure of wealth? The best measure is to have what is necessary, and next best, to have enough. Keep well!' The letters written by the Stoic philosopher and tragedian Seneca to his friend Lucilius are in effect moral essays, whose purpose is to reinforce Lucilius' struggl ...Show more
Seneca - Fifty Letters of a Roman Stoic by Lucius Annaeus Seneca; Margaret Graver (Commentaries by, Introduction by, Translator); A. A. Long (Commentaries by, Introduction by, Translator)
Category: Reference
A selection of Seneca's most significant letters that illuminate his philosophical and personal life. "There is only one course of action that can make you happy. . . . rejoice in what is yours. What is it that is yours? Yourself; the best part of you." In the year 62, citing health issues, the Roman ...Show more