L. Annaeus Seneca On Benefits
Author : Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Publisher :
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 19,57 MB
Release : 1887
Category : Benevolence
ISBN :
L. ANNAEUS SENECA, ON BENEFITS
Author : Seneca Lucius Annaeus
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 49,55 MB
Release : 2023-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 935995991X
Book Description
Luke Annaeus Seneca's "On Benefits" is a deep and philosophical study the concept of giving and getting benefits from a Stoic point of view. Seneca turned into a well-known Roman logician, baby-kisser, and creator who lived within the first century AD. In his writings, he talks approximately the complex nature of relationships and the moral problems that arise when humans provide and obtain gifts. Along with the reasons for giving and the responsibilities that come with getting advantages, Seneca talks about the character of gratitude on this big painting. He talks approximately the ethical and mental elements of generosity and makes the case that actual distinctive feature isn't always just the act of giving, however additionally the thoughts and plans at the back of it. Seneca's philosophy writings on distinctive feature and reciprocity can assist human beings discern out the way to behave in social situations. People are instructed to broaden an actual experience of thank you and to think about the ethical issues that arise once they deliver and receive. "On Benefits" is an eternal photo that offers us treasured insights into how humans suppose and act morally. Seneca's effective and thought-frightening take a look at of kindness, gratitude, and ethical reciprocity is still applicable today. This painting is an important addition to Stoic philosophy and a source of setting up with understanding for folks who are considering how complex human relationships can be.
Seneca's Morals
Author : Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Publisher :
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 16,21 MB
Release : 1803
Category : Conduct of life
ISBN :
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L. Annaeus Seneca on Benefits
Author : Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 42,47 MB
Release : 2019-11-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
"L. Annaeus Seneca on Benefits" by Lucius Annaeus Seneca Seneca, was a Stoic philosopher of Ancient Rome, a statesman, dramatist, and, in one work, satirist, from the post-Augustan age of Latin. His work has been studied by historians, philosophers, and linguists alike. This text is perhaps one of his less well-known works but it's one of his most important, dealing with the topic of benefits in life.
How to Give
Author : Seneca
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 48,99 MB
Release : 2020-10-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0691211361
Book Description
Timeless wisdom on generosity and gratitude from the great Stoic philosopher Seneca To give and receive well may be the most human thing you can do—but it is also the closest you can come to divinity. So argues the great Roman Stoic thinker Seneca (c. 4 BCE–65 CE) in his longest and most searching moral treatise, “On Benefits” (De Beneficiis). James Romm’s splendid new translation of essential selections from this work conveys the heart of Seneca’s argument that generosity and gratitude are among the most important of all virtues. For Seneca, the impulse to give to others lies at the very foundation of society; without it, we are helpless creatures, worse than wild beasts. But generosity did not arise randomly or by chance. Seneca sees it as part of our desire to emulate the gods, whose creation of the earth and heavens stands as the greatest gift of all. Seneca’s soaring prose captures his wonder at that gift, and expresses a profound sense of gratitude that will inspire today’s readers. Complete with an enlightening introduction and the original Latin on facing pages, How to Give is a timeless guide to the profound significance of true generosity.
L. Annaeus Seneca on Benefits
Author : Seneca
Publisher :
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 27,54 MB
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781483706863
Book Description
On Benefits is a first-century work by Seneca the Younger comprising seven books forming part of a series of moral essays. Seneca's philosophical explorations included providence, steadfastness, the happy life, anger, leisure, tranquility, the brevity of life, gift-giving, forgiveness, and treatises on natural phenomena. He writes of the attributes of gratitude and generosity over scrupulousness. Lucius Annaeus Seneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist. He was a tutor and later advisor to emperor Nero.
Hardship & Happiness
Author : Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 33,66 MB
Release : 2014-03-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 022610835X
Book Description
Essays from the Stoic philosopher instructing how to find happiness in a world full of adversity. Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and advisor to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a fresh and compelling series of new English-language translations of his works in eight accessible volumes. Edited by Elizabeth Asmis, Shadi Bartsch, and Martha C. Nussbaum, this engaging collection helps restore Seneca—whose works have been highly praised by modern authors from Desiderius Erasmus to Ralph Waldo Emerson—to his rightful place among the classical writers most widely studied in the humanities. Hardship and Happiness collects a range of essays intended to instruct, from consolations—works that offer comfort to someone who has suffered a personal loss—to pieces on how to achieve happiness or tranquility in the face of a difficult world. Expertly translated, the essays will be read and used by undergraduate philosophy students and experienced scholars alike. Praise for Hardship and Happiness “[The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca] brings together many preeminent anglophone scholars of Seneca as editors and translators and succeeds in its aim to reach a wider audience through readable, modern English translations. . . . The overall high quality of the translations and notes make this volume (and its respective series) highly desirable for scholars and libraries alike.” —Classical Journal “A significant improvement over what has been available in English of the previous century. . . . The translations presented here admirably achieve the aim set out by the series’ editors: ‘to be faithful to the Latin while reading idiomatically in English.’ . . . Hardship and Happiness is a handsome volume, beautifully conceived and executed.” —Review of Metaphysics “We owe a debt of gratitude to Chicago for this one-volume selection of essays from long ago, which still have the power to stimulate our minds today.” —Classics for All
Moral Essays: De providentia ; De constantia ; De ira ; De clementia
Author : Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Publisher :
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 12,95 MB
Release : 1928
Category : Conduct of life
ISBN :
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On Benefits
Author : Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 46,25 MB
Release : 2014-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 022621222X
Book Description
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and advisor to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a fresh and compelling series of new English-language translations of his works in eight accessible volumes. Edited by world-renowned classicists Elizabeth Asmis, Shadi Bartsch, and Martha C. Nussbaum, this engaging collection restores Seneca—whose works have been highly praised by modern authors from Desiderius Erasmus to Ralph Waldo Emerson—to his rightful place among the classical writers most widely studied in the humanities. On Benefits, written between 56 and 64 CE, is a treatise addressed to Seneca’s close friend Aebutius Liberalis. The longest of Seneca’s works dealing with a single subject—how to give and receive benefits and how to express gratitude appropriately—On Benefits is the only complete work on what we now call “gift exchange” to survive from antiquity. Benefits were of great personal significance to Seneca, who remarked in one of his later letters that philosophy teaches, above all else, to owe and repay benefits well.
Letters on Ethics
Author : Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 633 pages
File Size : 48,34 MB
Release : 2015-11-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 022626520X
Book Description
“An exceptionally accessible” new translation of “the lively and urgent writings of one of classical antiquity’s most important ethicists” (Choice). The Roman statesman and philosopher Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE) recorded his moral philosophy and reflections on life as a highly original kind of correspondence. Letters on Ethics includes vivid descriptions of town and country life in Nero’s Italy, discussions of poetry and oratory, and philosophical training for Seneca’s friend Lucilius. This volume, the first complete English translation in nearly a century, makes the Letters more accessible than ever before. Written as much for a general audience as for Lucilius, these engaging letters offer advice on how to deal with everything from nosy neighbors to sickness, pain, and death. Seneca uses the informal format of the letter to present the central ideas of Stoicism, for centuries the most influential philosophical system in the Mediterranean world. His lively and at times humorous expositions have made the Letters his most popular work and an enduring classic. Including an introduction and explanatory notes by Margaret Graver and A. A. Long, this authoritative edition will captivate a new generation of readers.
