Letter LIII. On the Faults of the SpiritIn letter 53 Seneca uses a personal experience of a sea voyage to affirm that we easily overlook our faults, even those that constantly…Jul 25, 2021Jul 25, 2021
Letter LII. On Choosing our TeachersSeneca says that very few men find their way to the truth without anyone’s help, carving their own passage, and that most of us need…Jul 15, 2021Jul 15, 2021
Letter L. On our Blindness and its Curehttps://thestoicletters.com/letter-l-on-our-blindness-and-its-cure/Mar 27, 2021Mar 27, 2021
Letter XLIX. On the Shortness of LifeLetter 49 discusses a very relevant theme for Seneca, which he dealt with in depth in his book “On the Shortness of Life“. In this letter…Mar 12, 2021Mar 12, 2021
Letter XLVIII. On Quibbling as Unworthy of the PhilosopherIn the letter 48, Seneca for the first time sharply criticizes Epicureanism, the antagonistic philosophy toward Stoicism. The central…Feb 26, 2021Feb 26, 2021
Letter XLVII. On Master and SlaveIn letter 47 Seneca talks about the relationship between master and slave and brings some of his most striking phrases: “No servitude is…Feb 20, 2021Feb 20, 2021
Letter: XLVI. On a New Book by LuciliusLetter 46 is quite particular to Lucilius and contains little actual message. However it is a good example of a laudatory text.Feb 20, 2021Feb 20, 2021
Letter XLV: On Sophistical Argumentation — The Stoic LettersIn the letter 45 Sêneca talks about the sophist school and defines it as a futile exercise:Feb 7, 2021Feb 7, 2021
Letter XLIV. On Philosophy and PedigreesThe letter 44 is quite significant for the present days where it is common to complain about the “privileges” of others and play the…Feb 5, 2021Feb 5, 2021