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How to Live
An Ancient Guide to a Happy Life
Av Seneca, James S. Romm
Inbunden, 2026
225 kr
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A vivid new translation in which the Stoic philosopher argues that virtue is the only path to contentmentWhy are so many people unhappy when happiness can be attained by anyone who simply lives virtuously? That question prompted Seneca, the great Stoic philosopher of the early Roman Empire, to …
How to Have a Life
An Ancient Guide to Using Our Time Wisely
Av Seneca, James S. Romm m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
169 kr
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A vibrant new translation of Seneca’s “On the Shortness of Life,” a pointed reminder to make the most of our timeWho doesn’t worry sometimes that smart phones, the Internet, and TV are robbing us of time and preventing us from having a life? How can we make the most of our time on earth? In the …
How to Die
An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
Av Seneca, James S. Romm
Inbunden, 2018
169 kr
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Timeless wisdom on death and dying from the celebrated Stoic philosopher Seneca"It takes an entire lifetime to learn how to die," wrote the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD). He counseled readers to "study death always," and took his own advice, returning to the subject again and again …
How to Keep Your Cool
An Ancient Guide to Anger Management
Av Seneca, James S. Romm m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
169 kr
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Timeless wisdom on controlling anger in personal life and politics from the Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman SenecaIn his essay “On Anger” (De Ira), the Roman Stoic thinker Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD) argues that anger is the most destructive passion: “No plague has cost the human race more dear.” …
Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought
Geography, Exploration, and Fiction
Häftad, 1994
548 kr
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For the Greeks and Romans the earth's farthest perimeter was a realm radically different from what they perceived as central and human. The alien qualities of these "edges of the earth" became the basis of a literary tradition that endured throughout antiquity and into the Renaissance, despite the …
How to Give
An Ancient Guide to Giving and Receiving
Av Seneca, James S. Romm m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
152 kr
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Timeless wisdom on generosity and gratitude from the great Stoic philosopher SenecaTo 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 …
Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought
Geography, Exploration, and Fiction
E-bok, 2019
661 kr
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For the Greeks and Romans the earth''s farthest perimeter was a realm radically different from what they perceived as central and human. The alien qualities of these "edges of the earth" became the basis of a literary tradition that endured throughout antiquity and into the Renaissance, despite the …
