Seneca: Selected Philosophical Letters - Translated With Introduction and Commentary

Zusatztext this volume will be of precious assistance to all people who - also being philologists - intend to tackle reading Seneca's Epistles. Informationen zum Autor Brad Inwood is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. Klappentext Seneca's Letters to Lucilius are a rich source of information about ancient Stoicism! an influential work for early modern philosophers! and a fascinating philosophical document in their own right. This selection aims to include those which are of greatest philosophical interest. Inwood also discusses their literary and historical background. Zusammenfassung Seneca's Letters to Lucilius are a rich source of information about ancient Stoicism, an influential work for early modern philosophers, and a fascinating philosophical document in their own right. This selection aims to include those which are of greatest philosophical interest. Inwood also discusses their literary and historical background. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Translation; Commentary; Bibliography; Index

Product details

• Authors: Brad Inwood, Brad (University of Toronto) Inwood, Inwood Brad
• Assisted by: Brad Inwood (Editor), Brad Inwood (Translation)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.03.2010
• EAN: 9780199575626
• ISBN: 978-0-19-957562-6
• No. of pages: 436
• Series: Clarendon Later Ancient Philosophers; Clarendon Later Ancient Philosophers
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500