Seneca's Letters from a Stoic

These letters of Roman philosopher Seneca are a treasure chest for anybody wishing to incorporate philosophic wisdom into their day-to-day living. By way of example, below are a few Seneca gems along with my brief comments: “Each day acquire something which will help you to face poverty, or death, an......more

I tore this book to pieces. My copy is overflowing with tabbed pages and highlighted lines and notes in the margins. Seneca of course, is a fascinating figure. Gregory Hays once said about Marcus Aurelius that "not being a tyrant was something he had to work at one day at a time" and often, Seneca l......more

Mai întîi despre traducere. Mi se pare excelentă. Gh. Guțu a fost un clasicist eminent de la care avem și un foarte util Dicționar latin-român. Cînd am citit prima dată un text de Seneca, s-a întîmplat să fie tocmai traducerea lui Gh. Guțu. Limba ei nu s-a învechit. Trec la epistole. În a doua scriso......more

Philosophy is good advice; and no one can give advice at the top of his lungs. One of the most persistent criticisms made of modern philosophy is that it isn’t useful. The critics have a point. Modern philosophy largely concerns itself with a variety of theoretical problems. Even though many of t......more

Letters deserve a letter in reply, and therefore… Dear Seneca: I wanted to thank you for your letters. They were published by a Londinium-based publisher called Penguin Books, under the title of Letters from a Stoic. I read your letters with interest and admiration, and wanted to drop a line by way o......more