Letters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium Audiobook (Free)

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This Penguin Classic is performed by Julian Glover, Olivier Award winning actor, also known for his roles in Game of Thrones and Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets. This definitive documenting includes an Introduction by Robin Campbell.

A philosophy that saw self-possession as the key to an existence lived ‘in accordance with character’, Stoicism called for the restraint of animal instincts and the severing of emotional ties. These beliefs were formulated with the about Characters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales Advertisement Lucilium Athenian supporters of Zeno in the 4th century BC, nonetheless it is at Seneca (c. 4 BC- Advertisement 65) that this Stoics found their most eloquent advocate. Stoicism, as expressed in the Characters, helped simplicity pagan Rome’s changeover to Christianity, for it upholds upright honest ideals and extols virtuous living, aswell as expressing disgust for the harsh treatment of slaves as well as the inhumane slaughters witnessed in the Roman arenas. Seneca’s major contribution to a seemingly unsympathetic creed was to change it right into a powerfully moving and inspiring declaration from the dignity of the individual mind.

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