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Nessuno ti restituirà i tuoi anni, nessuno ti restituirà te stesso. Dialogo filosofico tra i più celebri, il De brevitate vitae affronta un tema di perenne attualità: la fugacità del tempo. La vita appare breve, sostiene Seneca, solo a chi non ne sa afferrare la vera essenza, a chi si disperde in futili occupazioni. Di fronte alla massa di persone "assediate" da attività inutili, Seneca propone un modello diverso. Il saggio, che sceglie di dedicarsi all'otium, vive in prima persona l'alternativa etica alla violenza della società e trova nella riflessione filosofica il metodo per ristabilire l'equilibrio morale e recuperare la salute dello spirito. La conoscenza di sé diventa così il punto di partenza per dare un significato nuovo al proprio agire nel mondo e al suo valore sociale.
- ISBN: 8804800011
- Casa Editrice: Mondadori
- Pagine: 176
- Data di uscita: 11-11-2024
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The great Roman philosopher, statesman, dramatist Seneca (BC 4 – AD 64) wrote many letters encouraging friends to apply themselves to the task of living a free, wise, tranquil and joyful life. On the Shortness of Life is one of my personal favorites since Seneca, ever the true eclectic, brilliantly Leggi tutto
Now that I've read a few philosophical essays by Seneca the Younger, I am inclined to believe every bad thing I have ever heard about him. Before this, I've cut him some slack. Sure, he—along with his cronies, one of whom was Burrus, prefect of the Praetorian Guard—ruled Rome during his pupil Nero's Leggi tutto
"Can anything be more idiotic than certain people who boast of their foresight? They keep themselves officiously preoccupied in order to improve their lives; they spend their lives in organizing their lives. They direct their purposes with an eye to a distant future. But putting things off is the bi Leggi tutto
This is an excellent philosophical essay written by Seneca, one of the most significant Roman philosophers and one whom we might call the father of Stoicism. The problem is simple, we are never content and happy with our lives and at the end we think it was too short. The solution is even simpler; w Leggi tutto
I am writing this review as a layperson, Philosophy isn’t my area of expertise and my level of knowledge is limited at best. I ended up here, as I’ve been researching Rome for an upcoming holiday. I’ve taken an interest in that crazy gang of early Roman Emperors from Augustus to Nero (i.e. the Julio Leggi tutto
Beautiful meditation on life and the choices we make on how to live. Seneca is one of my favorite philosophers - you get the feeling that he has nothing to prove - he is just telling you what he thinks; take it or leave it. All his points are really simple yet very deep. Highest recommendation.
It is amazing how something written so long ago can have such relevance today. I found this essay really inspiring. here is a good quote: "Life is long enough, and it has been given in sufficiently generous measure to allow the accomplishment of the very greatest things if the whole of it is well inve Leggi tutto
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