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DISCOVER THE ENDURING LEGACY OF ANCIENT STOICISM
Since Roman antiquity, Lucius Annaeus Seneca's Letters have been one of the greatest expressions of Stoic philosophy. In a highly accessible and timeless way, Seneca reveals the importance of cultivating virtue and the fleeting nature of time, and how being clear sighted about death allows us to live a life of meaning and contentment.
Letters from a Stoic continues to fascinate and inspire new generations of readers, including those interested in mindfulness and psychological techniques for well-being.
This deluxe hardback selected edition includes Seneca's first 65 letters from the Richard M. Gummere translation. An insightful introduction by Donald Robertson traces Seneca's busy life at the centre of Roman power, explores how he reconciled his Stoic outlook with vast personal wealth, and highlights Seneca's relevance for the modern reader.
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CHAPTER ONE
ON THE USE OF TIME
CHAPTER TWO
ON DISCURSIVENESS IN READING
Note
- 1 Fragment 475 from Hermann Usener's Epicurea (1887). Usener's numbering system for Epicurus is used throughout this edition of Seneca's Letters.
CHAPTER THREE
ON TRUE AND FALSE FRIENDSHIP
Table of contents
- COVER
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT
- AN INTRODUCTION
- ABOUT DONALD ROBERTSON
- ABOUT TOM BUTLER-BOWDON
- CHAPTER ONE: ON THE USE OF TIME
- CHAPTER TWO: ON DISCURSIVENESS IN READING
- CHAPTER THREE: ON TRUE AND FALSE FRIENDSHIP
- CHAPTER FOUR: ON THE TERRORS OF DEATH
- CHAPTER FIVE: ON THE PHILOSOPHER'S MEAN
- CHAPTER SIX: ON SHARING KNOWLEDGE
- CHAPTER SEVEN: ON CROWDS
- CHAPTER EIGHT: ON THE PHILOSOPHER'S SECLUSION
- CHAPTER NINE: ON PHILOSOPHY AND FRIENDSHIP
- CHAPTER TEN: ON LIVING TO ONESELF
- CHAPTER ELEVEN: ON THE BLUSH OF MODESTY
- CHAPTER TWELVE: ON OLD AGE
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN: ON GROUNDLESS FEARS
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN: ON THE REASONS FOR WITHDRAWING FROM THE WORLD
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN: ON BRAWN AND BRAINS
- CHAPTER SIXTEEN: ON PHILOSOPHY, THE GUIDE OF LIFE
- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: ON PHILOSOPHY AND RICHES
- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: ON FESTIVALS AND FASTING
- CHAPTER NINETEEN: ON WORLDLINESS AND RETIREMENT
- CHAPTER TWENTY: ON PRACTISING WHAT YOU PREACH
- CHAPTER TWENTY ONE: ON THE RENOWN WHICH MY WRITINGS MAY BRING YOU
- CHAPTER TWENTY TWO: ON THE FUTILITY OF HALF-WAY MEASURES
- CHAPTER TWENTY THREE: ON THE TRUE JOY WHICH COMES FROM PHILOSOPHY
- CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR: ON DESPISING DEATH
- CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE: ON REFORMATION
- CHAPTER TWENTY SIX: ON OLD AGE AND DEATH
- CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN: ON THE GOOD WHICH ABIDES
- CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT: ON TRAVEL AS A CURE FOR DISCONTENT
- CHAPTER TWENTY NINE: ON THE CRITICAL CONDITION OF MARCELLINUS
- CHAPTER THIRTY: ON CONQUERING THE CONQUEROR
- CHAPTER THIRTY ONE: ON SIREN SONGS
- CHAPTER THIRTY TWO: ON PROGRESS
- CHAPTER THIRTY THREE: ON THE FUTILITY OF LEARNING MAXIMS
- CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR: ON A PROMISING PUPIL
- CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE: ON THE FRIENDSHIP OF KINDRED MINDS
- CHAPTER THIRTY SIX: ON THE VALUE OF RETIREMENT
- CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN: ON ALLEGIANCE TO VIRTUE
- CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT: ON QUIET CONVERSATION
- CHAPTER THIRTY NINE: ON NOBLE ASPIRATIONS
- CHAPTER FORTY: ON THE PROPER STYLE FOR A PHILOSOPHER'S DISCOURSE
- CHAPTER FORTY ONE: ON THE GOD WITHIN US
- CHAPTER FORTY TWO: ON VALUES
- CHAPTER FORTY THREE: ON THE RELATIVITY OF FAME
- CHAPTER FORTY FOUR: ON PHILOSOPHY AND PEDIGREES
- CHAPTER FORTY FIVE: ON SOPHISTICAL ARGUMENTATION
- CHAPTER FORTY SIX: ON A NEW BOOK BY LUCILIUS
- CHAPTER FORTY SEVEN: ON MASTER AND SLAVE
- CHAPTER FORTY EIGHT: ON QUIBBLING AS UNWORTHY OF THE PHILOSOPHER
- CHAPTER FORTY NINE: ON THE SHORTNESS OF LIFE
- CHAPTER FIFTY: ON OUR BLINDNESS AND ITS CURE
- CHAPTER FIFTY ONE: ON BAIAE AND MORALS
- CHAPTER FIFTY TWO: ON CHOOSING OUR TEACHERS
- CHAPTER FIFTY THREE: ON THE FAULTS OF THE SPIRIT
- CHAPTER FIFTY FOUR: ON ASTHMA AND DEATH
- CHAPTER FIFTY FIVE: ON VATIA'S VILLA
- CHAPTER FIFTY SIX: ON QUIET AND STUDY
- CHAPTER FIFTY SEVEN: ON THE TRIALS OF TRAVEL
- CHAPTER FIFTY EIGHT: ON BEING
- CHAPTER FIFTY NINE: ON PLEASURE AND JOY
- CHAPTER SIXTY: ON HARMFUL PRAYERS
- CHAPTER SIXTY ONE: ON MEETING DEATH CHEERFULLY
- CHAPTER SIXTY TWO: ON GOOD COMPANY
- CHAPTER SIXTY THREE: ON GRIEF FOR LOST FRIENDS
- CHAPTER SIXTY FOUR: ON THE PHILOSOPHER'S TASK
- CHAPTER SIXTY FIVE: ON THE FIRST CAUSE
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