Seneca the Younger’s letters to his friend, Lucilius Junior, appear to have been written with a broad audience in mind. These letters introduce major themes of Stoic philosophy and have been a source of inspiration and comfort for readers throughout the centuries. - Summary by jvanstan
Chapters
1 Introduction 11 min 2 On Saving Time 4 min 3 On Discursiveness in Reading 4 min 4 On True and False Friendship 4 min 5 On the Terrors of Death 7 min 6 On the Philosopher's Mean 6 min 7 On Sharing Knowledge 4 min 8 On Crowds 7 min 9 On the Philosopher's Seclusion 6 min 10 On Philosophy and Friendship 14 min 11 On Living to Onself 4 min 12 On the Blush of Modesty 6 min 13 On Old Age 8 min 14 On Groundless Fears 12 min 15 On the Reasons for Withdrawing from the World 12 min 16 On Brawn and Brains 8 min 17 On Philosophy, the Guide of Life 6 min 18 On Philosophy and Riches 8 min 19 On Festivals and Fasting 9 min 20 On Worldliness and Retirement 8 min 21 On Practising What You Preach 8 min 22 On the Renown which My Writings Will Bring You 8 min 23 On the Futility of Half-way Measures 11 min 24 On the True Joy which Comes from Philosophy 7 min 25 On Despising Death 17 min 26 On Reformation 5 min 27 On Old Age and Death 6 min 28 On the Good which Abides 6 min 29 On Travel as a Cure for Discontent 6 min 30 On the Critical Condition of Marcellinus 8 min 31 On Conquering the Conqueror 11 min 32 On Siren Songs 8 min 33 On Progress 4 min 34 On the Futility of Learning Maxims 8 min 35 On a Promising Pupil 2 min 36 On the Friendship of Kindred Minds 3 min 37 On the Value of Retirement 8 min 38 On Allegiance to Virtue 3 min 39 On Quiet Conversation 2 min 40 On Noble Aspirations 5 min 41 On the Proper Style for a Philosopher's Discourse 10 min 42 On the God within Us 7 min 43 On Values 7 min 44 On the Relativity of Fame 3 min 45 Of Philosophy and Pedigrees 5 min 46 On Sophistical Argumentation 9 min 47 On a New Book by Lucilius 3 min 48 On Master and Slave 14 min 49 On Quibbling as Unworthy of the Philosopher 9 min 50 On the Shortness of Life 9 min 51 On Our Blindness and Its Cure 6 min 52 On Baiae and Morals 9 min 53 On Choosing Our Teachers 10 min 54 On the Faults of the Spirit 9 min 55 On Asthma and Death 5 min 56 On Vatia's Villa 8 min 57 On Quiet and Study 10 min 58 On the Trials of Travel 6 min 59 On Being 25 min 60 On Pleasure and Joy 13 min 61 On Harmful Prayers 3 min 62 On Meeting Death Cheerfully 3 min 63 On Good Company 2 min 64 On Grief for Lost Friends 10 min 65 On the Philosopher's Task 6 min 66 On the First Cause 16 min 67 On Various Aspects of Virtue 35 min 68 On Ill-health and Endurance of Suffering 10 min 69 On Wisdom and Retirement 9 min 70 On Rest and Restlessness 4 min 71 On the Proper Time to Slip the Cable 17 min 72 On the Supreme Good 24 min 73 On Business as the Enemy of Philosophy 8 min 74 On Philosophers and Kings 10 min 75 On Virtue as a Refuge from Worldly Distractions 25 min 76 On the Diseases of the Soul 11 min 77 On Learning Wisdom in Old Age 22 min 78 On Taking One's Own Life 13 min 79 On the Healing Power of the Mind 19 min 80 On the Rewards of Scientific Discovery 12 min 81 On Worldly Deceptions 7 min 82 On Benefits 21 min 83 On the Natural Fear of Death 19 min 84 On Drunkenness 18 min 85 On Gathering Ideas 9 min 86 On Some Vain Syllogisms 28 min 87 On Scipio's Villa 12 min 88 Some Arguments in Favour of the Simple Life 26 min 89 On Liberal and Vocational Studies 30 min 90 On the Parts of Philosophy 16 min 91 On the Part Played by Philosophy in the Progress of Man 36 min 92 On the Lesson to be Drawn from the Burning of Lyons 16 min 93 On the Happy Life 26 min 94 On the Quality, as Contrasted with the Length, of Life 9 min 95 On the Value of Advice 48 min 96 On the Usefulness of Basic Principles 45 min 97 On Facing Hardships 4 min 98 On the Degeneracy of the Age 10 min 99 On the Fickleness of Fortune 12 min 100 On Consolation of the Bereaved 21 min 101 On the Writings of Fabianus 9 min 102 On the Futility of Planning Ahead 10 min 103 On the Intimations of Our Immortality 20 min 104 On the Dangers of Association with Our Fellow-Men 4 min 105 On Care of Health and Peace of Mind 24 min 106 On Facing the World with Confidence 6 min 107 On the Corporeality of Virtue 6 min 108 On Obedience to the Universal Will 8 min 109 On the Approaches to Philosophy 25 min 110 On the Fellowship of Wise Men 11 min 111 On True and False Riches 14 min 112 On the Vanity of Mental Gymnastics 3 min 113 On Reforming Hardened Sinners 2 min 114 On the Vitality of the Soul and Its Attributes 19 min 115 On Style as a Mirror of Character 20 min 116 On the Superficial Blessings 14 min 117 On Self-Control 6 min 118 On Real Ethics as Superior to Syllogistic Subtleties 25 min 119 On the Vanity of Place-Seeking 11 min 120 On Nature as Our Best Provider 10 min 121 More About Virtue 17 min 122 On Instinct in Animals 15 min 123 On Darkness as a Veil for Wickedness 13 min 124 On the Conflict between Pleasure and Virtue 12 min 125 On the True Good as Attained by Reason 16 min
