Category: Seneca
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Seneca on dealing with betrayal
Forgiveness has become the universal recipe for betrayal, at least theoretically. Moral leaders tell their flock to forget what they have suffered, purify their hearts, […]
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Was Seneca wrong about revenge?
Let us beware of people who preach passivity because they might be trying to slow us down. If they have already taken advantage of the […]
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Seneca’s thoughts on revenge
Most philosophers get it wrong about revenge, and Seneca (4 BC-65 AD) was no exception. In his dialogues titled “On Anger” and “On Clemency,” he […]
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What Seneca taught about dealing with failure
In the next points, I am going to summarise the advice from Seneca (4 BC-65 AD) about dealing with failure. He devoted a couple of […]
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The main benefit from reading Seneca today
Few people read books written a hundred years ago. Even fewer show interest for books written two thousand years ago. I am one of those […]
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Why read Seneca today?
The question assumes that people are still reading books in our century, instead of watching movies, playing video-games, or practising sports. Indeed, a percentage of […]
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Seneca’s quotes about anger
There is perfect recipe for never getting angry or annoyed. If we stop caring and become indifferent, we won’t experience irritation when things don’t go […]
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Why Seneca praised solitude
Few philosophers in history have analysed the advantages, disadvantages, and consequences of solitude. Seneca (4 BC-65 AD) constitutes one of those few. I regard his […]
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Seneca on finding joy in solitude
Compared to Ancient Greece and Rome, people nowadays can easily choose to be as lonely or as gregarious as they wish. Our ability to give […]
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A summary of Seneca’s advice on personal fulfilment
High productivity depends on quality-consciousness. There is simply no other way to sell sizeable amounts of products and services at a profit. If we do […]
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