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)
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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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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0 有用 Amphion 2021-04-26 15:03:44
塞涅卡这写信的风格着实有点可怕，简直把克己这一哲学道理理念发挥到极致，几乎偏偏警句出没，应该不是所有人都能接受的。
0 有用 bagins 2024-05-22 13:31:30 上海
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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 yhan 2020-01-27 19:29:07
伴随飞行和倒时差的一次阅读。读完内心相当平和。
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。