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Letters from a Stoic
- Narrated by: Austin Vanfleet
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
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Summary
Seneca's Letters from a Stoic is considered one of the thought-leaders of philosophy in the history of classical literature. The compilation offers a comprehensive introduction to the stoic philosophy. Stoicism is Hellenistic philosophy that dominated literature and conversation until around Three AD. Its roots are traced back to ancient Greece at its founding by Zeno of Citium.
The practice teaches that moral virtue is the highest "good" and it is developed by knowledge. The "best" members of society are wise because they live in absolute harmony with Reason that governs the natural world and they are immune to "worldly" desires such as greed, pleasure, and pain. Seneca uses these principals to offer his own advice for living one's best life.
The Letters serve as a guide for maximizing the "good" and disregarding the "bad". A must-listen for any classical enthusiasts!
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- Jane Levine
- 04-10-20
Why have this narrator?!!!
Wonderful book but this narrator sounds like a robot and was totally wrong. I am buying the paperback because I just can’t enjoy this with the narrator as he is.
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- m dean
- 15-07-23
so boring
A lot of listening to a pompous voice with little wisdom to gain. I was relieved when it was over.
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- George
- 11-02-22
Awful Narrator
Maybe if this was read out by a less robotic, patronising-sounding narrator, it would be more enjoyable.
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