| Title | : | On the Shortness of Life: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader |
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| Author | : | Lucius Seneca & James Harris |
| Release | : | 2016-09-13 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Nonfiction |
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| 1 | On the Shortness of Life: Adapted for th | Lucius Seneca & James Harris |
| ON THE SHORTNESS OF LIFE is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, to his father-in-law Paulinus. ★ Seneca brings up many Stoic principles on the nature of time, namely that men waste much of it in meaningless pursuits. ★ According to the essay, nature gives man enough time to do what is really important and the individual must use time wisely. ★ In general, time can be best used in the study of philosophy, according to Seneca. ★ This essay has been carefully adapted in to Modern English to allow for easy reading. ✓ ENJOY ♥ |
