On the Shortness of Life: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader

by Seneca

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ON THE SHORTNESS OF LIFE is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, to his father-in-law Paulinus.

★ Seneca brings up many Stoic principles on the nature of time, namely that men waste much of it in meaningless pursuits.

★ According to the essay, nature gives man enough time to do what is really important and the individual must use time wisely.

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Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:153995191X

ISBN13:9781539951919

Release Date:November 2016

Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Length:70 Pages

Weight:0.20 lbs.

Dimensions:0.1" x 5.1" x 7.8"

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Philosophy

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