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Ars Vivendi: The stoic art of life in the philosophical works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger |
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Other Titles: |
introduction - anthology of texts - translation - comments |
Authors: |
Antoniadis, Theodore Zografidis, George |
Reviewer: |
Kouremenos, Theocritus |
Subject: | HUMANITIES AND ARTS > ARTS AND LETTERS > PHILOLOGY > CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY > LATIN PHILOLOGY HUMANITIES AND ARTS > ARTS AND LETTERS > PHILOLOGY > CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY > LATIN PHILOLOGY > LATIN LITERATURE HUMANITIES AND ARTS > PHILOSOPHY > HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY > ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHY > HELLENISTIC PHILOSOPHY > STOICS HUMANITIES AND ARTS > PHILOSOPHY > HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY > ROMAN PHILOSOPHY |
Keywords: |
Seneca
Ancient Philosophy Stoicism Roman Philosophy Roman Empire Νero Neronian Literature Stoic Ethics Μoral Letters Moral Treatises Virtue |
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Abstract: |
This book is an introductory presentation of the philosophy of Seneca the Younger, one of the most important Roman writers and exponents of Stoicism in the Imperial era. Through a variety of excerpts, anthologized in nine thematic units, the book exposes the Stoic art of life, which focuses on the eradication of passions, self-control, the release from the fear of death, the disengagement from material goods, the creative use of time, so that individuals can attain virtue, peace of mind and internal satisfaction. These features, which constitute the portrait of the Stoic sage in Seneca's philosophical treatises, remain at the centre of the quests of modern people and contemporary culture where the teachings of Stoicism have been found to have a common ground with psychotherapy and similar practices. Thus, the practical wisdom of Seneca, a man who was often criticized by his contemporaries and later scholars for failing to respond to the challenges of his time as an advisor of the emperor Nero, is of particular interest since many of his concerns are largely related not only to the politico-social and literary elite of the early Roman Empire but also to what we nowadays approach as western civilization. All Latin passages are accompanied by an introductory essay and a translation followed by grammatical and interpretive notes. In contrast, at the end of the book, there is a supplement of Latin-Greek vocabulary and an index locorum.
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Linguistic Editors: |
Kanari, Vassiliki |
Technical Editors: |
Kanari, Vassiliki |
Graphic Editors: |
Papakosmas, Ioannes |
Type: |
Undergraduate textbook |
Creation Date: | 21-01-2024 |
Item Details: | |
ISBN |
978-618-228-189-5 |
License: |
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) |
DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-423 |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/12215 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Antoniadis, T., & Zografidis, G. (2024). Ars Vivendi: The stoic art of life in the philosophical works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-423 |
Language: |
Greek |
Consists of: |
1. Introduction: Seneca and Philosophy 2. Man and Time 3. Desires and Passions 4. Impassivity and Self-Knowledge 5. Nature and Reason 6. Death and Suicide 7. Consoling the Human Soul 8. Divine Providence and Fate 9. Τhe Stoic Art of Forgiveness 10. The virtues of the stoic sage |
Number of pages |
304 |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |
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