Moral letters to Lucilius (Epistulae morales ad Lucilium) by Lucius Annaeus SENECA (4 BCE - 65), translated by Richard M. GUMMERE (1883 - 1969)
Genre(s): Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity), Biography & Autobiography, Essays & Short Works

Read by: John Van Stan in English

Parts:
Part 1 https://youtu.be/qkbMMwj5ki4
Part 2 https://youtu.be/NFIWjHJL2UE
Part 4 https://youtu.be/q01sSXd2x4E

Chapters:
00:00:00 - 89 - On Liberal and Vocational Studies
00:29:50 - 90 - On the Parts of Philosophy
00:45:35 - 91 - On the Part Played by Philosophy in the Progress of Man
01:21:40 - 92 - On the Lesson to be Drawn from the Burning of Lyons
01:38:10 - 93 - On the Happy Life
02:04:05 - 94 - On the Quality, as Contrasted with the Length, of Life
02:13:15 - 95 - On the Value of Advice
03:01:25 - 96 - On the Usefulness of Basic Principles
03:46:45 - 97 - On Facing Hardships
03:50:25 - 98 - On the Degeneracy of the Age
04:00:45 - 99 - On the Fickleness of Fortune
04:12:35 - 100 - On Consolation of the Bereaved
04:34:00 - 101 - On the Writings of Fabianus
04:43:05 - 102 - On the Futility of Planning Ahead
04:53:35 - 103 - On the Intimations of Our Immortality
05:13:55 - 104 - On the Dangers of Association with Our Fellow-Men
05:17:28 - 105 - On Care of Health and Peace of Mind
05:41:08 - 106 - On Facing the World with Confidence
05:46:38 - 107 - On the Corporeality of Virtue
05:52:38 - 108 - On Obedience to the Universal Will
06:00:23 - 109 - On the Approaches to Philosophy
06:25:38 - 110 - On the Fellowship of Wise Men
06:36:19 - 111 - On True and False Riches
06:50:44 - 112 - On the Vanity of Mental Gymnastics
06:53:59 - 113 - On Reforming Hardened Sinners
06:56:20 - 114 - On the Vitality of the Soul and Its Attributes

Seneca the Younger's letters to his friend, Lucilius Junior, appear to have been written with a broad audience in mind. These letters introduce major themes of Stoic philosophy and have been a source of inspiration and comfort for readers throughout the centuries. - Summary by jvanstan

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