{"product_id":"how-to-live-seneca-hardcover","title":"How to Live (Seneca - hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Seneca\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e9780691255224\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection: \u003c\/strong\u003eLanguages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a Stoic, Seneca believed that only ethical virtue leads to happiness; all other goals, including wealth and success, are neutral in their effects—or, if they torment us with what we haven’t achieved, sources of \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ehappiness. For role models, Seneca looks to Socrates, who embodied virtue and reason, and to a hypothetical sage who is always in tune with the divine mind that governs the cosmos. Extolling these paragons with fervor, Seneca urges us to imitate their example.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing an inviting introduction and the original Latin on facing pages, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Live\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecaptures the persuasive power of Seneca’s argument that the universe wants us to be virtuous—and happy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Languages","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":52688715022560,"sku":"Books:9780691255224n","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5911\/6768\/files\/61VmQMkqYgL._SL1500.jpg?v=1779465634","url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/how-to-live-seneca-hardcover","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}