Letters from a Stoic, by Seneca

Letters from a Stoic, by Seneca

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Letters from a Stoic, by Seneca

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Like the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca's Letters are a treasure of practical wisdom on how to live and enjoy life. The focus is on living a simple, stress-free life thorough the use of rationalism. Seneca's timeless essays provide practical steps for people to deal with the human suffering that comes with life's problems. Topics featured range from discussions on the shortness of life and anger to immortality and death. The Letters are part of the foundation of Stoic thought making Seneca one of the indispensable thinkers from Ancient Roman philosophy. Although Stoicism is not now as widely practiced as it once was, many people can still find wisdom and inspiration through Seneca's words of advice.

Letters from a Stoic, by Seneca

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2040259 in Books
• Published on: 2015-09-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.02" h x 1.06" w x 5.98" l, 1.71 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 416 pages

Letters from a Stoic, by Seneca

About the Author G. D. Williams is Associate Professor of Classics at Columbia University and author of Banished Voices (1994; 0521 451361).

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful. How being a stoic helps us deal with problems, death By Igor Coelho Arantes Santana Marques This book contains a sort of ancient long-distance philosophy course; Seneca is the teacher, Lucilius the pupil. We never get to read Lucilius' side, but Seneca often opens the epistles quoting and addressing issues brought up by the student, which he then uses as a starting point to expound on stoic doctrine and refute other schools of thought. There's no continuity between the letters, and all of them deal with pretty much the same issue: 1) what the true Good is; 2) how to attain it through philosophy; and 3) how being virtuous, that is, possessing this Good, grants you the truest kind of happiness, that no misfortune can disturb: not poverty, not sickness or torture, not even death. In fact, I'd say that accepting death is the predominant topic of a big chunk of these letters, and that might be very profitable for us, modern readers in a culture that vilifies death and overpraises youth.Because there are so many letters and they essentially deal with the same thing over and over again, I gave this book four stars because it required a great amount of stamina for me to plough through. Some people would prefer to read it slowly, like a letter a night before going to bed, and that may prove to be the best way to do it, but then it would have taken me four months to read the 125 letters (ca. 400 pages) and since I already do that with scriptures, I read it like a regular book. At the end, I'm left with greater serenity about life's obstacles and death and a sharper mind. Totally recommend it.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful. "True Joy is a Serene and Sober Motion" By Sila I owe a tremendous Thanks to Seneca, his wise words of wisdom restored my Faith in God and HumanityWhen my dad was suffering terribly with Alzheimers his word provided a refuge in the storm:"Learn to feel the Joy of a Soul: Happy, and Confident, and lifted above every Circumstance""If you wish to be loved, love""The highest good is a mind that scorns the happenings of chance, and rejoices only in Virtue""The foundation of a sound mind is to find no joy in useless things, and not place your Happiness in control of externals; learn how to feel the Joy of a Soul Happy and Confident lifted above every Circumstance""The highest good is the inflexibility of an unyielding mind: its soundness, its beauty, its harmony, its sublimity""Whoever practices Tranquility whether he wills it or not, must necessarily be attended by constant cheerfuless, and a Joy that issues from deep within""Nothing scorns fortune like a tranquil Spirit""We complain of the Gifts we recieve from Heaven, and No amount of Prosperity can Satisfy us""Virtue is pleased with what it has, and does not lust after what it does have not, whatever is enough is abundant in the eyes of Virtue"

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful. Three Volumes Of Old School Self-Help By Chris I was recommended this edition of Seneca’s letters by a good friend, I didn't quite understand why until I began reading. I read a lot of self-help type books and this is probably the oldest version of that type of book I have ever come across!This edition includes every single one of Seneca’s epistles and the wisdom contained within these letters is brilliant.A worthy addition to any avid reader of self help.

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