A philosophy that saw self-possession as the key to an existence lived 'in accordance with nature', Stoicism called for the restraint of animal instincts and the severing of emotional ties. These beliefs were formulated by the Athenian followers of Zeno in the fourth century BC, but it was in Seneca (c. 4 BC - AD 65) that the Stoics found their most eloquent advocate. Stoicism,...
A philosophy that saw self-possession as the key to an existence lived 'in accordance with nature', Stoicism called for the restraint of animal instincts and the severing of emotional ties. These beliefs were formulated by the Athenian followers of Zeno in the fourth century BC, but it was in Seneca (c. 4 BC - AD 65) that the Stoics found their most eloquent advocate. Stoicism, as expressed in the Letters, helped ease pagan Rome's transition to Christianity, for it upholds upright ethical ideals and extols virtuous living, as well as expressing disgust for the harsh treatment of slaves and the inhumane slaughters witnessed in the Roman arenas. Seneca's major contribution to a seemingly unsympathetic creed was to transform it into a powerfully moving and inspiring declaration of the dignity of the individual mind.
For the only safe harbour in this life's tossing, troubled sea is to refuse to be bothered about what the future will bring and to stand ready and confident, squaring the breast to take without skulking or flinching whatever fortune hurls at us. (查看原文)
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490-Letters from a Stoic-Lucius Seneca-Philosophy-65AD Barack 2023/11/16 《Letters from a Stoic》，首版于公元65年。这是塞内卡的书信集。塞内卡的信读起来就像一本日记或一本哲学冥想手册。 这些信件通常以对日常生活的观察开始，重点关注斯多葛哲学的许多传统主题，例...
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1.他的生命将像宙斯神朱庇特一样。宙斯是希腊主神的名字，这里不是语病是什么？ 诸如此类小问题挺多的。 2.p80 伊壁鸩鲁说 的话译错了。 3.66th 英文版翻译显然是好的，但不知道为什么这里中文翻译的掉链子甚至跟后文有点脱节之感。 For if things which are extrinsic to virt...
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1 有用 一二三 2021-10-13 22:26:32
像一位老朋友穿越世纪为你娓娓道来生活的烦恼无需烦恼。哪怕过了两千年，他鄙视的事情也都还存在，只是换了个模样，stoic仍能给人启发、给人安定。文末看到塞涅卡被执行死刑的细节描述，深深感到他已与这门哲学合为一体。
0 有用 英文系小学生 2018-05-13 13:49:56
满篇都是警句，可能不太符合今人的阅读习惯
5 有用 陈灼 2020-10-18 17:21:21
历时半年看完，每次看得很短，一两封信而已。两千年前的斯多葛智慧不仅适用于当时的当下，也完全适用于我们今天的当下。公元一世纪和公元二十一世纪的人类遇到的“现代性”问题，有很多相同和相通之处。哲学的意义之一即在于从时代的局限之中看到突破局限的问题。
0 有用 n 2023-06-24 02:30:27 上海
Seneca讨厌体育运动！stoicism的观点其实和普世价值挺接近的，读着都挺正确也挺无聊的。
0 有用 玻璃球 2024-08-29 15:26:04 北京
“You must persevere, must develop new strength by continuous study, until that which is only a good inclination becomes a good settled purpose.”
0 有用 玻璃球 2024-08-29 15:26:04 北京
“You must persevere, must develop new strength by continuous study, until that which is only a good inclination becomes a good settled purpose.”
0 有用 bagins 2024-05-22 13:31:30 上海
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0 有用 n 2023-06-24 02:30:27 上海
Seneca讨厌体育运动！stoicism的观点其实和普世价值挺接近的，读着都挺正确也挺无聊的。
0 有用 花花狗 2023-05-13 10:56:05 马来西亚
充满智慧，但在某些程度上过于超脱甚至有些冷酷无情
3 有用 目送飞鸿 2022-02-08 23:13:36
对知足和缓解焦虑有好处。这本书是读塔勒布时知道的。当时想找没找到，后来找到了好多个版本。这个版本是节选的，也就是先试读一下。下次要找全本来读。