| Letters from a Stoic (Penguin Classics) |  | Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Creator: Robin Campbell
Brand: Penguin Group USA
Category: Book
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Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
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Pages: 254
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: 9780140442106
ISBN: 0140442103
EAN: 9780140442106
ASIN: 0140442103
Publication Date: July 30, 1969
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A philosophy that saw self-possession as the key to an existence lived 'in accordance with nature', Stoicism called for the restraint of animal instincts and the severing of emotional ties. These beliefs were formulated by the Athenian followers of Zeno in the fourth century BC, but it was in Seneca (c. 4 BC - AD 65) that the Stoics found their most eloquent advocate. Stoicism, as expressed in the Letters, helped ease pagan Rome's transition to Christianity, for it upholds upright ethical ideals and extols virtuous living, as well as expressing disgust for the harsh treatment of slaves and the inhumane slaughters witnessed in the Roman arenas. Seneca's major contribution to a seemingly unsympathetic creed was to transform it into a powerfully moving and inspiring declaration of the dignity of the individual mind.
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