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Letters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium by Seneca
Category: Non-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: Classics | 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
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 (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 - on a Happy Life by Seneca The Younger
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 a Happy Life was written in his later years as a letter to his brother. The main premise in it is that we can only be happy ...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.
Six Tragedies by Seneca
Category: Classics | Series: Oxford World's Classics
Phaedra * Oedipus * Medea * Trojan Women * Hercules Furens * Thyestes Seneca's plays are the product of a sensational, frightening, and oppressive period of history. Tutor to the emperor Nero, Seneca lived through uncertain and violent times, and his dramas depict the extremes of human behavi ...Show more
Stoic Foundations - The Cornerstone Works of Stoicism by Marcus Aurelius; Seneca; Epictetus; Massimo Pigliucci (Introduction by)
Category: Mind, Body & Spirit
An essential guide to the core texts of Stoic philosophy, featuring a new introduction from Massimo Pigliucci, author of How To Be A Stoic Stoicism is a philosophy, a worldview, and a transformational practice. Throughout the centuries everyone from kings and presidents to Silicone Valley entrepreneurs ...Show more
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