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On the Shortness of Life: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader

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On the Shortness of Life: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader - Harris, James (Translated by), and Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
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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 ...

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On the Shortness of Life: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader 2016, Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

ISBN-13: 9781539951919

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