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Letters From A Stoic by Lucius Seneca
Category: Classics | Series: Collins Classics Ser.
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. No man can live a happy life, or even a supportable life, without the study of wisdom Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC-AD 65) is one of the most famous Roman philosophers. Instrumental in guiding the Roman Empire unde ...Show more
Letters From A Stoic by Lucius Seneca
Category: Classics | Series: Collins Classics Ser.
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. No man can live a happy life, or even a supportable life, without the study of wisdom Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC-AD 65) is one of the most famous Roman philosophers. Instrumental in guiding the Roman Empire unde ...Show more
On the Shortness of Life (Penguin Great Ideas Series) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Category: Non-Fiction | 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
Selected Letters by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Category: Non-Fiction | 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
Seneca's Letters from a Stoic by Lucius Seneca
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
Along with the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca's Letters from a Stoic is one of the major texts of Roman Stoic philosophy. Themes include the rational order of the universe, how to lead a simple life, the effects and benefits of misfortune, and the necessity of facing mortality.
The Stoic Philosophy of Seneca: Essays and Letters of Seneca by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Category: Non-Fiction
In The Stoic Philosophy of Seneca, representative selections from Seneca's writings offer the reader an excellent introduction to the range of his work.The selections are drawn from the essays, or dialogues, and the "Consolations;" from the treatises, of which "On Clemency," addressed to the young Nero, ...Show more
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