Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 – 65 AD) lived in one of the most controversial periods of the Roman Empire. A philosopher, politician, lawyer, prestigious writer even during his lifetime, and a teacher of Emperor Nero, he is one of the leading representatives of Roman stoicism. In his book “What is Philosophy?”, Ortega y Gasset explains … Read more
Consider this in your hearts: if you strive with difficulty for anything noble, the struggle passes, but the noble deed endures; if you do anything shameful for the sake of pleasure, the pleasure passes, but the shame remains. Although less known today, Gaius Musonius Rufus (circa 30 – circa 100 AD) forms, together with Epictetus, … Read more
Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger is one of the most significant representatives of Roman Stoicism. He was born in the 1st century BC in Roman Cordoba. From an early age, he showed talent. Under the influence of his teachers, famous stoics and pythagoreans of the time, he acquired a broad education and became a respected … Read more
