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Lúcio Aneu Sêneca é conhecido também como Sêneca, o jovem ou o filósofo. Nasceu em Córdoba, aproximadamente em 4 a.C. e morreu em 65 d.C. por suicídio seguindo ordens de Nero.
Riqueza fantástica, fama literária, exílio, um surpreendente retorno ao auge do poder político e um final trágico: a vida de Sêneca é uma das grandes histórias pouco contadas da Roma Antiga. Sêneca viveu durante os principados de Calígula, Cláudio e Nero. Tal ambiente de abusos e degradação ética e moral foram influências fundamentais na sua obra. Conhecê-los ajuda a melhor compreender sua filosofia.
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC – AD 65), also known as Seneca the Younger, was a Hispano-Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist.
Fabulous wealth, literary fame, exile, an amazing come back to the height of political power and a tragic ending the life of Seneca is one of the great untold stories of Ancient Rome.
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Written in an intimate, conversational style, the letters reflect the traditional Stoic focus on living in accordance with nature and accepting the world on its own terms. The philosopher emphasizes the Roman values of courage, self-control, and rationality, yet he remains remarkably modern in his tolerant and cosmopolitan attitude. Rich in epigrammatic wit, Seneca's interpretation of Stoicism constitutes a timeless and inspiring declaration of the dignity of the individual mind.
Written in an intimate, conversational style, the letters reflect the traditional Stoic focus on living in accordance with nature and accepting the world on its own terms. The philosopher emphasizes the Roman values of courage, self-control, and rationality, yet he remains remarkably modern in his tolerant and cosmopolitan attitude. Rich in epigrammatic wit, Seneca's interpretation of Stoicism constitutes a timeless and inspiring declaration of the dignity of the individual mind.
Written as much for a general audience as for Lucilius, these engaging letters offer advice on how to deal with everything from nosy neighbors to sickness, pain, and death. Seneca uses the informal format of the letter to present the central ideas of Stoicism, for centuries the most influential philosophical system in the Mediterranean world. His lively and at times humorous expositions have made the Letters his most popular work and an enduring classic. Including an introduction and explanatory notes by Margaret Graver and A. A. Long, this authoritative edition will captivate a new generation of readers.
The essay On Anger is addressed to Seneca's older brother, Gallio. The first part (I-II, xvii) deals with theoretical issues, while the second part (II,xviii - final) offers therapeutic advice. It begins with a preamble on the horrors of anger, followed by its definitions. It continues with questions such as whether anger is natural, whether it can be tempered, whether it is involuntary, and whether it can be completely erased.
The second part leads with advice on how to avoid anger and how this can be taught to children and adults. Then followed by several pieces of advice on how anger can be postponed or extinguished, and many real cases are given of cases to be imitated or avoided. The work draws to a close with some tips on how to calm others.
In On Anger Seneca defends the thesis - contrary to that of other ancient philosophers, such as Aristotle - that anger is always harmful. According to Seneca, a great man should never be angry, and when it is not possible to repress anger, he should try to calm down as soon as possible. The depth of thought, the liveliness of style, and the rich examples provided by Seneca to confirm his theses make the reading of On Anger extremely satisfying.
“The best remedy for anger is postponement.”
'Don't hope that events will turn out the way you want, welcome events in whichever way they happen'
How can we cope when life's events seem beyond our control? These words of consolation and inspiration from the three great Stoic philosophers - Epictetus, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius - offer ancient wisdom on how to face life's adversities and live well in the world.
One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.
It is not clear to scholars who wrote the first work on the subject of passions or emotions (the terms are thought interchangeable), but while Xenocrates (396/5–314/3 BCE) and Aristotle (384–322 BCE) were students at Plato's Academy, a discussion on emotions took place which provided likely the impetus for all later work on the subject. The Stoic Posidonius of Apamea (c.135 - 51 BCE) is considered the main source for Seneca, also the work of Theophrastus, Antipater of Tarsus, Philodemus of Gadara, Sotion of Alexandria, Xenocrates (active sometime after 346 BCE) and Aristotle (c. 384-322 BCE ). Other influences may have included works On Passions by the Stoic philosophers Zeno of Citium, Chrysippus, Aristo of Chios, Herillus, Hecato of Rhodes, and the Peripatetic philosopher Andronicus of Rhodes (c. 1st century B.C.).
Within the context of Stoicism, which seeks to aid and guide the person in a development out of a life of slavery to behaviors and ways of the vices, to freedom within a life characterized by virtue, de Ira posits this as achievable by the development of an understanding of how to control the passions, anger being classified as a passion, and to make these subject to reason.
Seneca's thoughts of the relationship of the passions to reason, are that the passions arise in a rational mind as a result of a misperceiving or misunderstanding of reality.
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca.
De Vita Beata or 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 his dialogue entitled De Ira ('On Anger'). It is divided into 28 chapters that present the moral thoughts of Seneca at their most mature. Seneca explains that the pursuit of happiness is the pursuit of reason – reason meant not only using logic, but also understanding the processes of nature.
This new edition of De Vita Beata from Enhanced Media includes an introduction by William Smith and a Seneca image gallery.
Sêneca forjou nestas cartas sua obra-prima, o seu testamento vital, no qual inumeráveis preocupações e experiências são abordadas. As cartas constituem uma pedagogia em ação, nas quais o mestre se dedica ao progresso do discípulo, Lucílio. Nelas Sêneca apresenta uma síntese dos seus princípios de sabedoria, virtude e liberdade. Sêneca aborda a busca da felicidade, o medo da morte, a desilusão, a amizade, a velhice e a equanimidade perante as vicissitudes além de levantar uma das principais questões dos nossos dias: como conjugar qualidade de vida e tempo escasso. Os conselhos do filósofo podem nos ajudar, assim, a desenvolver a coragem necessária para encarar a realidade e para lidar com ela da melhor maneira possível.
Sua principal filosofia, o estoicismo, pode ser encarada como um sistema para prosperar em ambientes de alto estresse. Em seu núcleo, ensina como separar o que você pode controlar do que não pode e nos treina para nos concentrarmos exclusivamente no primeiro. O estoicismo foi projetado para os realizadores. Sêneca pode ser encarado como um guia prático para contentar-se com o suficiente. A prática do estoicismo torna você menos emocionalmente reativo, mais consciente do presente e mais resiliente. À medida que você navega na vida, esse tipo de treinamento de força mental também facilita as decisões difíceis, seja desistir de um emprego, fundar uma empresa, convidar alguém para sair, terminar um relacionamento ou qualquer outra coisa.
Leitores do século XXI serão surpreendidos por lições como: “A duração de minha vida não depende de mim. O que depende é que não percorra de forma pouco nobre as fases dessa vida”; “Pobre não é o homem que tem pouco, mas o homem que anseia por mais”. “Qual é o limite adequado para a riqueza? É, primeiro, ter o que é necessário e, segundo, ter o que é suficiente”.
Obra completa com as 124 cartas dividida em 3 volumes:
Volume I: Cartas 1 a 65
Volume II: Cartas 66 a 92
Volume III: Cartas 93 a 124
Timeless wisdom on generosity and gratitude from the great Stoic philosopher Seneca
To give and receive well may be the most human thing you can do—but it is also the closest you can come to divinity. So argues the great Roman Stoic thinker Seneca (c. 4 BCE–65 CE) in his longest and most searching moral treatise, “On Benefits” (De Beneficiis). James Romm’s splendid new translation of essential selections from this work conveys the heart of Seneca’s argument that generosity and gratitude are among the most important of all virtues.
For Seneca, the impulse to give to others lies at the very foundation of society; without it, we are helpless creatures, worse than wild beasts. But generosity did not arise randomly or by chance. Seneca sees it as part of our desire to emulate the gods, whose creation of the earth and heavens stands as the greatest gift of all. Seneca’s soaring prose captures his wonder at that gift, and expresses a profound sense of gratitude that will inspire today’s readers.
Complete with an enlightening introduction and the original Latin on facing pages, How to Give is a timeless guide to the profound significance of true generosity.
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