On the Shortness of Life: The Stoic Classic

Tom Butler-Bowdon
Introduction by Tom Butler-Bowdon
Skip to product information

On the Shortness of Life: The Stoic Classic

Tom Butler-Bowdon
Introduction by Tom Butler-Bowdon
Release date:
Regular price $19.99
Sale price $19.99 Regular price $0.00
Final Sale. No returns or exchanges.
Oversized: This item will be shipped by appointment through our delivery partner.
Overweight: This item will be shipped by appointment through our delivery partner.

Digital download

Immediate access in your Kobo library

Deliver to

In stock online. Free shipping on orders over $49

Buy online, pick up at Bay & Floor

Free pick up today

Find it in store

Out of stock

Found in: Philosophy, Philosophy

Earn 100 plum points and save more with plum Rewards. Learn more

View full details

Overview

176 PAGESENGLISH

Promotional Details
  • Published date: Sep 30, 2024
  • Language: English
  • No. of Pages: 176
  • Publisher: Wiley
  • ISBN: 9781907312540
  • Dimensions: 5.200787401" W x 0.700787401" L x 7.799212598" H

Lucius Annaeus Seneca was a Stoic philosopher of Ancient Rome. He was also a lawyer, writer, and teacher-advisor to the young Emperor Nero. Seneca experienced great power, wealth, and fame, as well as exile and accusations of corruption. Parallel to his political life, Seneca wrote many tragedies, essays, and letters. He died in A.D. 65.

Tom Butler-Bowdon is series editor of the Capstone Classics series and has written introductions to Plato's Republic, Epictetus's Discourses, Machiavelli's The Prince, and Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations. A graduate of the London School of Economics, he is also the author of 50 Philosophy Classics, 50 Politics Classics, and 50 Psychology Classics.

Recently Viewed