This volume presents writings by the Roman Stoic Lucius Annaeus Seneca: a selection of the Moral Letters to Lucilius, together with three longer essays usually classed as dialogues. The letters, written in the first century, treat anger, grief, wealth, friendship, the use of time, and how to hold a philosophical attitude amid public life and exile. The dialogues typically included are the consolation to his mother Helvia, On Tranquillity of Mind, and On the Shortness of Life. Advice is practical and personal rather than a formal system of logic. The book is a reader's edition of Stoic counsel, not a biography of Nero's minister.
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7 Subjects| No. | Volume Title | Page Count |
|---|---|---|
| Vol. 1 | Plato, Republic | — |
| Vol. 2 | Aristotle, Ethics, Revised With Notes and Appendices by Hugh Tredennick, Introduction and Further Reading | — |
| Vol. 3 | Lucretius, on the Nature of Things, Introduction and Notes by Don and Peta Fowler, Frontispiece [Wood-] | — |
| Vol. 4 | Cicero, on the Good Life | — |
| Vol. 5 | Seneca, Letters from a Stoic and Three Dialogues | — |
Quarter-bound in dark brown leather with cream paper boards illustrated with an engraving of the philosopher. Dark brown slipcase titled in gold. Single volume issue from 2003 Great Philospophers of the Ancient World set.
| Printing | Print Year | Notes |
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| 1st Printing | 2003 | — |