{"product_id":"9780008425050","title":"Letters from a Stoic","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Seneca, Lucius \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAncient World\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 17 September 2020 by HarperCollins Publishers (William Collins) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Collins Classics' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e111 x 178 x 17 | 136g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e No man can live a happy life, or even a supportable life, without the study of wisdom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC-AD 65) is one of the most famous Roman philosophers. Instrumental in guiding the Roman Empire under emperor Nero, Seneca influenced him from a young age with his Stoic principles. Later in life, he wrote Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, or Letters from a Stoic, detailing these principles in full.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Senecas letters read like a diary, or a handbook of philosophical meditations. Often beginning with observations on daily life, the letters focus on many traditional themes of Stoic philosophy, such as the contempt of death, the value of friendship and virtue as the supreme good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Using Gummeres translation from the early twentieth century, this selection of Senecas letters shows his belief in the austere, ethical ideals of Stoicism  teachings we can still learn from today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43885428179184,"sku":"9780008425050","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9780008425050.jpg?v=1713453384","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.pro\/products\/9780008425050","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}