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The second volume of the audiobook, just as good as the first.
(This review is for the combined volumes of The Tao of Seneca)The Tao of Seneca which is a compilation of letters that Lucius Annae Seneca wrote to his friend Lucilius is an extremely fascinating read. While it's not a textbook on stoicisim, it's an amazing read on how stoicism can be used in real life (even if that real life is in Roman times). Because it's written in the Roman times, the translation is also a bit hard to read at certain parts but it still holds up pretty well. As for the stoic...
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Easiest of the three for me to read. Still hard for me to absorb much of it.
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Good shit Seneca. Good shit.
This volume is less interesting than the first one because the topics are more esoteric. There's one topic though that's well developed and quite interesting: life and death. Seneca, (to my surprise) is in favour of suicide."The wise man will live as long as he ought, not as long as he can... Live, if you so desire; if not, you may return to the place whence you came. The idea behind is that life in itself is not important, it's what one makes of it that counts. You wish to live; well, do you kn...
Volume 2 had a few very interesting perspectives. For example - water temperature can be impacted by another amount of water with a different temperature. So the final summary of the "Good life" can be considered as an amount (and quality) of desired (and not so desired) experiences. I had enjoyed a bunch of reflections around that comparison.In that book... You'll get the world-view with examples, like about an "honorable death". Early beginnings of the minimalism and essentialism.Yet, overall
Seneca’s wisdom is timeless and this second volume includes great letters which form the basis of stoicism. An essential reading for anyone interested in stoicism.
A great book but I would definitely recommend reading it in paper form rather than listening to it. It's just much harder to internalize that way.
Another impressive volume ... a few of the latter letters a bit strung out for me but the lovely prose compensates!08.15
I enjoyed the first volume much more. On average, the letters are much longer in this one and are generally about how happiness is attained through virtue.
The sequel to Tao of Seneca volume 1, part 2 is focused a lot more on the shortness of life. The letters are much longer, some lasting an hour or so.The first one was full of easily digestible letters that were 5-10 mins long. I incorporated volume 2 into my routine the same way I did vol 1, but it took me longer to get through this one as I felt myself waiting until I had more time rather than listening every day.If you like the stoic philosophy or are interested in the detailed life of someone...
I loved Volume 1. But not this one. Almost all of the letters felt too long and filled with principles I couldn't grasp. The only reason I'm giving it two stars and not just one thanks to the letters 72, 78, 80, 83, 85 and 91. Gold!
Whereas the earlier letters focused on living a good life, these define virtue and the role of philosophy in teaching it. They're much more dry.
In the second part of the letters of Seneca the letters become a lot more theoretical and thus longer. The contents is still very good but you have to read much more attentively.
Pretty awesome, like everything by Seneca.
