About the book
Written at the end of his life, in retirement after more than ten years working for the emperor Nero, whom he had served as tutor and adviser, these 124 letters by Seneca are addressed to Lucilius, then procurator of Sicily, a man known only through Seneca's own writings, and offer him guidance on becoming a more devoted Stoic. In a conversational voice that joins personal anecdote to philosophical argument, the letters take up virtue, death, self-examination and many other moral problems. Some show ideas well ahead of their era, such as his disgust at the shows of the arena and his criticism of how harshly slaves were treated. The collection is also known as Letters from a Stoic.
Tim Ferriss calls the collection effectively his favorite book of all time, has read it dozens of times and adapted it as a set of audiobooks called The Tao of Seneca.
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Tim Ferriss (Author & Entrepreneur)
This is a letter from Stoic heavyweight Seneca the Younger — who lived a mere 2,000 years or so ago — to his friend Lucilius. It’s from a collection of letters that comprise, effectively, my favorite book of all time. I’ve read it dozens of times, and I loved it so much that I turned it into The Tao of Seneca, a three-volume set of audiobooks.
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