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Moral letters to Lucilius (Epistulae morales ad Lucilium)

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE - 65)
Translated by Richard M. Gummere (1883 - 1969)

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

Genre(s): Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity), Biography & Autobiography, Essays & Short Works

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Introduction	John Van Stan	00:11:05
Play 02	On Saving Time	John Van Stan	00:03:45
Play 03	On Discursiveness in Reading	John Van Stan	00:03:50
Play 04	On True and False Friendship	John Van Stan	00:04:16
Play 05	On the Terrors of Death	John Van Stan	00:06:55
Play 06	On the Philosopher's Mean	John Van Stan	00:05:31
Play 07	On Sharing Knowledge	John Van Stan	00:04:15
Play 08	On Crowds	John Van Stan	00:07:25
Play 09	On the Philosopher's Seclusion	John Van Stan	00:06:27
Play 10	On Philosophy and Friendship	John Van Stan	00:14:26
Play 11	On Living to Onself	John Van Stan	00:03:50
Play 12	On the Blush of Modesty	John Van Stan	00:05:40
Play 13	On Old Age	John Van Stan	00:07:50
Play 14	On Groundless Fears	John Van Stan	00:12:05
Play 15	On the Reasons for Withdrawing from the World	John Van Stan	00:12:15
Play 16	On Brawn and Brains	John Van Stan	00:07:55
Play 17	On Philosophy, the Guide of Life	John Van Stan	00:06:25
Play 18	On Philosophy and Riches	John Van Stan	00:07:42
Play 19	On Festivals and Fasting	John Van Stan	00:08:46
Play 20	On Worldliness and Retirement	John Van Stan	00:08:25
Play 21	On Practising What You Preach	John Van Stan	00:08:30
Play 22	On the Renown which My Writings Will Bring You	John Van Stan	00:08:00
Play 23	On the Futility of Half-way Measures	John Van Stan	00:10:40
Play 24	On the True Joy which Comes from Philosophy	John Van Stan	00:07:15
Play 25	On Despising Death	John Van Stan	00:17:10
Play 26	On Reformation	John Van Stan	00:05:05
Play 27	On Old Age and Death	John Van Stan	00:06:30
Play 28	On the Good which Abides	John Van Stan	00:06:05
Play 29	On Travel as a Cure for Discontent	John Van Stan	00:06:00
Play 30	On the Critical Condition of Marcellinus	John Van Stan	00:08:00
Play 31	On Conquering the Conqueror	John Van Stan	00:11:00
Play 32	On Siren Songs	John Van Stan	00:07:50
Play 33	On Progress	John Van Stan	00:03:40
Play 34	On the Futility of Learning Maxims	John Van Stan	00:07:45
Play 35	On a Promising Pupil	John Van Stan	00:02:25
Play 36	On the Friendship of Kindred Minds	John Van Stan	00:03:22
Play 37	On the Value of Retirement	John Van Stan	00:08:05
Play 38	On Allegiance to Virtue	John Van Stan	00:03:25
Play 39	On Quiet Conversation	John Van Stan	00:02:15
Play 40	On Noble Aspirations	John Van Stan	00:04:40
Play 41	On the Proper Style for a Philosopher's Discourse	John Van Stan	00:09:40
Play 42	On the God within Us	John Van Stan	00:06:35
Play 43	On Values	John Van Stan	00:06:45
Play 44	On the Relativity of Fame	John Van Stan	00:03:00
Play 45	Of Philosophy and Pedigrees	John Van Stan	00:05:10
Play 46	On Sophistical Argumentation	John Van Stan	00:09:20
Play 47	On a New Book by Lucilius	John Van Stan	00:02:45
Play 48	On Master and Slave	John Van Stan	00:13:40
Play 49	On Quibbling as Unworthy of the Philosopher	John Van Stan	00:09:05
Play 50	On the Shortness of Life	John Van Stan	00:09:15
Play 51	On Our Blindness and Its Cure	John Van Stan	00:06:05
Play 52	On Baiae and Morals	John Van Stan	00:08:50
Play 53	On Choosing Our Teachers	John Van Stan	00:09:35
Play 54	On the Faults of the Spirit	John Van Stan	00:08:35
Play 55	On Asthma and Death	John Van Stan	00:05:05
Play 56	On Vatia's Villa	John Van Stan	00:08:05
Play 57	On Quiet and Study	John Van Stan	00:10:05
Play 58	On the Trials of Travel	John Van Stan	00:05:40
Play 59	On Being	John Van Stan	00:24:50
Play 60	On Pleasure and Joy	John Van Stan	00:13:20
Play 61	On Harmful Prayers	John Van Stan	00:03:00
Play 62	On Meeting Death Cheerfully	John Van Stan	00:02:50
Play 63	On Good Company	John Van Stan	00:02:20
Play 64	On Grief for Lost Friends	John Van Stan	00:09:50
Play 65	On the Philosopher's Task	John Van Stan	00:06:00
Play 66	On the First Cause	John Van Stan	00:16:00
Play 67	On Various Aspects of Virtue	John Van Stan	00:35:10
Play 68	On Ill-health and Endurance of Suffering	John Van Stan	00:10:10
Play 69	On Wisdom and Retirement	John Van Stan	00:08:41
Play 70	On Rest and Restlessness	John Van Stan	00:03:35
Play 71	On the Proper Time to Slip the Cable	John Van Stan	00:16:55
Play 72	On the Supreme Good	John Van Stan	00:23:55
Play 73	On Business as the Enemy of Philosophy	John Van Stan	00:08:25
Play 74	On Philosophers and Kings	John Van Stan	00:09:40
Play 75	On Virtue as a Refuge from Worldly Distractions	John Van Stan	00:24:40
Play 76	On the Diseases of the Soul	John Van Stan	00:10:50
Play 77	On Learning Wisdom in Old Age	John Van Stan	00:21:44
Play 78	On Taking One's Own Life	John Van Stan	00:12:40
Play 79	On the Healing Power of the Mind	John Van Stan	00:19:00
Play 80	On the Rewards of Scientific Discovery	John Van Stan	00:12:00
Play 81	On Worldly Deceptions	John Van Stan	00:07:20
Play 82	On Benefits	John Van Stan	00:20:50
Play 83	On the Natural Fear of Death	John Van Stan	00:18:50
Play 84	On Drunkenness	John Van Stan	00:17:50
Play 85	On Gathering Ideas	John Van Stan	00:08:55
Play 86	On Some Vain Syllogisms	John Van Stan	00:27:30
Play 87	On Scipio's Villa	John Van Stan	00:12:25
Play 88	Some Arguments in Favour of the Simple Life	John Van Stan	00:26:05
Play 89	On Liberal and Vocational Studies	John Van Stan	00:29:50
Play 90	On the Parts of Philosophy	John Van Stan	00:15:45
Play 91	On the Part Played by Philosophy in the Progress of Man	John Van Stan	00:36:05
Play 92	On the Lesson to be Drawn from the Burning of Lyons	John Van Stan	00:16:30
Play 93	On the Happy Life	John Van Stan	00:25:55
Play 94	On the Quality, as Contrasted with the Length, of Life	John Van Stan	00:09:10
Play 95	On the Value of Advice	John Van Stan	00:48:10
Play 96	On the Usefulness of Basic Principles	John Van Stan	00:45:20
Play 97	On Facing Hardships	John Van Stan	00:03:40
Play 98	On the Degeneracy of the Age	John Van Stan	00:10:20
Play 99	On the Fickleness of Fortune	John Van Stan	00:11:50
Play 100	On Consolation of the Bereaved	John Van Stan	00:21:25
Play 101	On the Writings of Fabianus	John Van Stan	00:09:05
Play 102	On the Futility of Planning Ahead	John Van Stan	00:10:30
Play 103	On the Intimations of Our Immortality	John Van Stan	00:20:20
Play 104	On the Dangers of Association with Our Fellow-Men	John Van Stan	00:03:33
Play 105	On Care of Health and Peace of Mind	John Van Stan	00:23:40
Play 106	On Facing the World with Confidence	John Van Stan	00:05:30
Play 107	On the Corporeality of Virtue	John Van Stan	00:06:00
Play 108	On Obedience to the Universal Will	John Van Stan	00:07:45
Play 109	On the Approaches to Philosophy	John Van Stan	00:25:15
Play 110	On the Fellowship of Wise Men	John Van Stan	00:10:40
Play 111	On True and False Riches	John Van Stan	00:14:25
Play 112	On the Vanity of Mental Gymnastics	John Van Stan	00:03:15
Play 113	On Reforming Hardened Sinners	John Van Stan	00:02:22
Play 114	On the Vitality of the Soul and Its Attributes	John Van Stan	00:19:20
Play 115	On Style as a Mirror of Character	John Van Stan	00:19:50
Play 116	On the Superficial Blessings	John Van Stan	00:13:40
Play 117	On Self-Control	John Van Stan	00:06:20
Play 118	On Real Ethics as Superior to Syllogistic Subtleties	John Van Stan	00:24:55
Play 119	On the Vanity of Place-Seeking	John Van Stan	00:11:09
Play 120	On Nature as Our Best Provider	John Van Stan	00:10:15
Play 121	More About Virtue	John Van Stan	00:16:40
Play 122	On Instinct in Animals	John Van Stan	00:15:20
Play 123	On Darkness as a Veil for Wickedness	John Van Stan	00:12:45
Play 124	On the Conflict between Pleasure and Virtue	John Van Stan	00:11:55
Play 125	On the True Good as Attained by Reason	John Van Stan	00:16:30

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