Book description
Timeless wisdom on death and dying from the celebrated Stoic philosopher Seneca
"It takes an entire lifetime to learn how to die," wrote the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca (c. 4 BC-65 AD). He counseled readers to "study death always," and took his own advice, returning to the subject again andā¦
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All the easily-portable volumes in Princeton University Pressās āAncient Wisdom for Modern Readersā can be read in the time it takes to drink two glasses of wine (along with this book, one of my other favorites is How to Drink by the Renaissance humanist Vincent Obsopoeus).
For all their quarrels, ancient philosophers agree that the art of life is the preparation for death. Nobody expresses that wisdom with more panache than Seneca, a philosopher, financier, tutor to Nero, and playwright.
This selection from his works teaches us how to face the death and destruction that we see everywhere in Romeāandā¦
From Scott's list on finding the meaning of life in Rome.
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