{"product_id":"seneca-fifty-letters-of-a-roman-stoic-hardcover","title":"Seneca: Fifty Letters of a Roman Stoic - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLucius Annaeus Seneca\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA selection of Seneca's most significant letters that illuminate his philosophical and personal life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"There is only one course of action that can make you happy. . . . rejoice in what is yours. What is it that is yours? Yourself; the best part of you.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the year 62, citing health issues, the Roman philosopher Seneca withdrew from public service and devoted his time to writing. His letters from this period offer a window onto his experience as a landowner, a traveler, and a man coping with the onset of old age. They share his ideas on everything from the treatment of enslaved people to the perils of seafaring, and they provide lucid explanations for many key points of Stoic philosophy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This selection of fifty letters brings out the essentials of Seneca's thought, with much that speaks directly to the modern reader. Above all, they explore the inner life of the individual who proceeds through philosophical inquiry from a state of emotional turmoil to true friendship, self-determination, and personal excellence.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucius Annaeus Seneca \u003c\/b\u003e(4BCE-65CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, and advisor to Emperor Nero. \u003cb\u003eMargaret Graver\u003c\/b\u003e is the Aaron Lawrence Professor in Classics at Dartmouth College. Her publications include \u003ci\u003eCicero on the Emotions: Tusculan Disputations 3 and 4\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eStoicism and Emotion\u003c\/i\u003e; and, in collaboration with A.A. Long, a complete translation of Seneca's \u003ci\u003eLetters on Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eA.A. Long \u003c\/b\u003eis chancellor's professor of classics emeritus and affiliated professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. His books include \u003ci\u003eGreek Models of Mind and Self \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEpictetus: How to be Free\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51786211131680,"sku":"9780226782768","price":185.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c098a1b233882196bf3e1b3e8eb08537_2f271df8-eafa-42e6-9d6a-2434c17da458.webp?v=1780629664","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/seneca-fifty-letters-of-a-roman-stoic-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}