The first book in the essays of Seneca deals with good and evil. The dialogue is opened by Lucilius complaining with his friend Seneca that adversities and misfortunes can happen...
On The Shortness Of Life
Lucius Annaeus Seneca, known as Seneca the Younger (c. 4 BC – AD 65), is the author of ‘On the Shortness of Life (c. 49 AD).’ In it, Seneca draws insight from different...
Essays 8: Of Leisure
Of Leisure only survives in a fragmentary state. The work concerns the rational use of spare time, whereby one can still actively aid humankind by engaging in wider questions...
La Brevità Della Vita - Testo In Italiano
Uno dei trattati presenti nei Dialoghi di Seneca, più precisamente quello che compone il decimo libro, fu scritto dal filosofo dopo l'esilio in Corsica e subito prima...
Of Peace Of Mind
De Tranquillitate Animi is a philosophical treatise about the relation between happiness and peace of mind.
Of A Happy Life
De Vita Beata (Of a Happy Life) is a wonderful philosophical treatise on the definition of Happiness.
Essays 2: On The Firmness Of The Wise Man
In On the Firmness of the Wise Man Seneca argues that Stoicism is not as harsh as it first appears. Recalling the figure of Cato the Younger Seneca argues that Cato as a wise...
365 Stoic Reflections
Ideal for those who seek important pieces of advice on the art of living well. This book reunites 365 teachings of the most distinguished representatives of stoicism, namely, Zeno...
On The Shortness Of Life
"On the Shortness of Life" is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, to his friend Paulinus. The philosopher brings up many Stoic...
Of A Happy Life
"On the Happy Life" is a dialogue written by Seneca the Younger around the year 58 AD. It was intended for his older brother Gallio, to whom Seneca also dedicated...
