Seneca：Moral and Political Essays

ThisvolumeoffersclearandforcefulcontemporarytranslationsofthemostimportantofSeneca's'MoralEssays':OnAnger,OnMercy,OnthePrivateLifeandthefirstfourbooksofOnFavours.Theygiveanattractive,fullpictureofthesocialandmoraloutlookofanancientStoicthinkerintimatelyinvolvedinthegovernanceoftheRomanempireinthemidfirstcenturyoftheChristianera.AgeneralintroductiondescribesSeneca'slifeandcareerandexplainsthefundamentalideasunderlyingtheStoicmoral,socialandpoliticalphilosophythatinformstheessays.Individualintroductions,footnotesandbiographicalnotesplacetheessaysintheirhistoricalandphilosophicalcontexts,andfurtherassistancetostudentsisprovidedbysectionheadingsinthetranslationswhichorganizetheprincipaltransitionsintheargumentandthemoreunfamiliaraspectsofSeneca'swriting.