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Moral letters to Lucilius (Epistulae morales ad Lucilium)

Moral letters to Lucilius (Epistulae morales ad Lucilium)

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Number of Chapters: 125

Length: 24 hours and 14 minutes

Language: English

Seneca the Younger’s letters to his friend, Lucilius Junior, appear to have been written with a broad audience in mind. These letters introduce major themes of Stoic philosophy and have been a source of inspiration and comfort for readers throughout the centuries. - Summary by jvanstan

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Introduction (John Van Stan)
On Saving Time (John Van Stan)
On Discursiveness in Reading (John Van Stan)
On True and False Friendship (John Van Stan)
On the Terrors of Death (John Van Stan)
On the Philosopher's Mean (John Van Stan)
On Sharing Knowledge (John Van Stan)
On Crowds (John Van Stan)
On the Philosopher's Seclusion (John Van Stan)
On Philosophy and Friendship (John Van Stan)
On Living to Onself (John Van Stan)
On the Blush of Modesty (John Van Stan)
On Old Age (John Van Stan)
On Groundless Fears (John Van Stan)
On the Reasons for Withdrawing from the World (John Van Stan)
On Brawn and Brains (John Van Stan)
On Philosophy, the Guide of Life (John Van Stan)
On Philosophy and Riches (John Van Stan)
On Festivals and Fasting (John Van Stan)
On Worldliness and Retirement (John Van Stan)
On Practising What You Preach (John Van Stan)
On the Renown which My Writings Will Bring You (John Van Stan)
On the Futility of Half-way Measures (John Van Stan)
On the True Joy which Comes from Philosophy (John Van Stan)
On Despising Death (John Van Stan)
On Reformation (John Van Stan)
On Old Age and Death (John Van Stan)
On the Good which Abides (John Van Stan)
On Travel as a Cure for Discontent (John Van Stan)
On the Critical Condition of Marcellinus (John Van Stan)
On Conquering the Conqueror (John Van Stan)
On Siren Songs (John Van Stan)
On Progress (John Van Stan)
On the Futility of Learning Maxims (John Van Stan)
On a Promising Pupil (John Van Stan)
On the Friendship of Kindred Minds (John Van Stan)
On the Value of Retirement (John Van Stan)
On Allegiance to Virtue (John Van Stan)
On Quiet Conversation (John Van Stan)
On Noble Aspirations (John Van Stan)
On the Proper Style for a Philosopher's Discourse (John Van Stan)
On the God within Us (John Van Stan)
On Values (John Van Stan)
On the Relativity of Fame (John Van Stan)
Of Philosophy and Pedigrees (John Van Stan)
On Sophistical Argumentation (John Van Stan)
On a New Book by Lucilius (John Van Stan)
On Master and Slave (John Van Stan)
On Quibbling as Unworthy of the Philosopher (John Van Stan)
On the Shortness of Life (John Van Stan)
On Our Blindness and Its Cure (John Van Stan)
On Baiae and Morals (John Van Stan)
On Choosing Our Teachers (John Van Stan)
On the Faults of the Spirit (John Van Stan)
On Asthma and Death (John Van Stan)
On Vatia's Villa (John Van Stan)
On Quiet and Study (John Van Stan)
On the Trials of Travel (John Van Stan)
On Being (John Van Stan)
On Pleasure and Joy (John Van Stan)
On Harmful Prayers (John Van Stan)
On Meeting Death Cheerfully (John Van Stan)
On Good Company (John Van Stan)
On Grief for Lost Friends (John Van Stan)
On the Philosopher's Task (John Van Stan)
On the First Cause (John Van Stan)
On Various Aspects of Virtue (John Van Stan)
On Ill-health and Endurance of Suffering (John Van Stan)
On Wisdom and Retirement (John Van Stan)
On Rest and Restlessness (John Van Stan)
On the Proper Time to Slip the Cable (John Van Stan)
On the Supreme Good (John Van Stan)
On Business as the Enemy of Philosophy (John Van Stan)
On Philosophers and Kings (John Van Stan)
On Virtue as a Refuge from Worldly Distractions (John Van Stan)
On the Diseases of the Soul (John Van Stan)
On Learning Wisdom in Old Age (John Van Stan)
On Taking One's Own Life (John Van Stan)
On the Healing Power of the Mind (John Van Stan)
On the Rewards of Scientific Discovery (John Van Stan)
On Worldly Deceptions (John Van Stan)
On Benefits (John Van Stan)
On the Natural Fear of Death (John Van Stan)
On Drunkenness (John Van Stan)
On Gathering Ideas (John Van Stan)
On Some Vain Syllogisms (John Van Stan)
On Scipio's Villa (John Van Stan)
Some Arguments in Favour of the Simple Life (John Van Stan)
On Liberal and Vocational Studies (John Van Stan)
On the Parts of Philosophy (John Van Stan)
On the Part Played by Philosophy in the Progress of Man (John Van Stan)
On the Lesson to be Drawn from the Burning of Lyons (John Van Stan)
On the Happy Life (John Van Stan)
On the Quality, as Contrasted with the Length, of Life (John Van Stan)
On the Value of Advice (John Van Stan)
On the Usefulness of Basic Principles (John Van Stan)
On Facing Hardships (John Van Stan)
On the Degeneracy of the Age (John Van Stan)
On the Fickleness of Fortune (John Van Stan)
On Consolation of the Bereaved (John Van Stan)
On the Writings of Fabianus (John Van Stan)
On the Futility of Planning Ahead (John Van Stan)
On the Intimations of Our Immortality (John Van Stan)
On the Dangers of Association with Our Fellow-Men (John Van Stan)
On Care of Health and Peace of Mind (John Van Stan)
On Facing the World with Confidence (John Van Stan)
On the Corporeality of Virtue (John Van Stan)
On Obedience to the Universal Will (John Van Stan)
On the Approaches to Philosophy (John Van Stan)
On the Fellowship of Wise Men (John Van Stan)
On True and False Riches (John Van Stan)
On the Vanity of Mental Gymnastics (John Van Stan)
On Reforming Hardened Sinners (John Van Stan)
On the Vitality of the Soul and Its Attributes (John Van Stan)
On Style as a Mirror of Character (John Van Stan)
On the Superficial Blessings (John Van Stan)
On Self-Control (John Van Stan)
On Real Ethics as Superior to Syllogistic Subtleties (John Van Stan)
On the Vanity of Place-Seeking (John Van Stan)
On Nature as Our Best Provider (John Van Stan)
More About Virtue (John Van Stan)
On Instinct in Animals (John Van Stan)
On Darkness as a Veil for Wickedness (John Van Stan)
On the Conflict between Pleasure and Virtue (John Van Stan)
On the True Good as Attained by Reason (John Van Stan)
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