How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life

Seneca, James S. RommPrinceton University Press • ISBN-13 978‑1400889488

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How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life

Seneca, James S. RommPrinceton University Press

ISBN-10: 1400889480 · ISBN-13: 978‑1400889488 · 2018

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This volume curates essential writings from the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca, offering profound reflections on the inevitability of mortality. Through a series of carefully selected letters and essays, the text serves as a meditative manual for confronting the end of life with reason, courage, and tranquility.

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Publisher: Princeton University Press
2018
Pages: 256Language: English

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Author: SenecaAuthor: James S. Romm

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Inferred: Ancient PhilosophyInferred: Classical StudiesInferred: Death And DyingInferred: Roman LiteratureInferred: Stoicism

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