CAS CL 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Epicurus, Stoicism
25 Jan 2016
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Seneca: a stoic philosopher in rome: lucius annaeus seneca. Born to a wealthy equestrian famil in spain, c. 4 bc. Exiled by the emperor claudius for 8 years in 41 ad. Recalled to rome to be the tutor of his successor, nero. Tried to shape nero into a philosopher king. 62 ad: seneca asks to retire, but nero says no. Attempting to create a validation for his work. Huge stoic conspiracy that was found out. Seneca implicated and told to commit suicide (bloodletting: epistulae morales. Wife forcibly revived when she tried to commit suicide. Took an extremely long time (put in a bath tub to make it go faster) Written over a period of two years. All written to a single addressee lucilius. Missing conclusions, small talk and other normal parts of letter. Letters as a philosophical form ( started by epicurus: letter one. The only thing you own is time. Odd idea to romans (virgil stated that time flies)
