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SENECA LIGHT-BEARER OF WISDOM and the Four Cardinal Virtues
Paperback
Series: A Life of Balance: The Four Cardinal Virtues in Daily Practice
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 22 2025
Pages: 134
Weight: 0.57
Height: 0.35 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
SENECA LIGHT-BEARER OF WISDOM and the Four Cardinal Virtues brings together history, philosophy, and imagination to shine fresh light on one of Rome's greatest thinkers.
This book traces Seneca's world from the networks of family and politics that shaped him, to the enduring moral framework he gifted us.
- His elder brother, Lucius Annaeus Novatus, was adopted into the Gallio household - a strategic move typical of Rome's influential families, binding the Annaei to new status and power.
- Seneca's connection with his younger brother Mela, and the
- Poetic brilliance of his nephew Lucan, form part of a lineage where philosophy and art were interwoven.
Within these pages you will find:
- A scaffolding writing kit inspired by Lucan's poetic style, offering tools for reflection and creative expression.
- Seneca Beneath the Underpass - a visionary Novella where the philosopher travels through time to meet three homeless people in a modern city, changing their lives and his.
- The Seneca Daily Living Compass - a seven-day practice guide for applying Stoic wisdom in the areas of prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude.
Written with warmth and clarity, this book is both a practical companion and a philosophical meditation, bridging the ancient world and our own. It offers not only the wisdom of Seneca, but new ways to walk with him through the challenges of modern life.
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