Seneca Selected Philosophical Letters

Name: Seneca Selected Philosophical Letters
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ISBN: 9780198238942

ISBN-10: 0198238940

ISBN-13: 9780198238942

Edition: 2007

Authors: Brad Inwood

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Seneca's Letters to Lucilius are a rich source of information about ancient Stoicism, an influential work for early modern philosophers, and a fascinating philosophical document in their own right. This selection of the letters aims to include those which are of gretest philosophical interest, especially those which highlight the debates between Stoics and Platonists or Aristotelians in the first century AD, and the issue, still important today, of how technical philosophical enquiry is related to the various purposes for which philosophy is practised. In addition to examining the philosophical content of each letter, Brad Inwood's comentary discusses the literary and historical background…

Book details

List price: $170.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/19/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 436
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English

Brad Inwood is Professor of Classics, University of Toronto.



Introduction


Translation Commentary


Bibliography


Index