How To Read Seneca (The World’s Most Interesting Stoic)

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Seneca is one of the most fascinating Stoic figures.  A famed writer, dramatist, politician and advisor, Seneca is one of the three key figures in the development of Stoicism. He not only wrote on philosophy but used it in the way it’s meant to be used: to handle and navigate through the upsides and downsides of fortune. And those he knew extremely well—varying from massive wealth to exile to handling with dignity the suicide order from his own pupil Nero. In this video Ryan Holiday breaks down who Seneca was, why you should be interested in his work, some of the key themes from his writing and how you should read this master of Stoic Philosophy. ✉️ Get Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email - https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛️ Get a hand-sculpted pewter portrait bust of Seneca in the Daily Stoic Store (Only available for delivery to US-based locations) - https://store.dailystoic.com/products/seneca-bust 📚 Get these books Letters From A Stoic (Robin Campbell) - https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/philosophy13?_pos=2&_sid=8ed7f9ed7&_ss=r Epistles, Volume I (Richard M. Gummere) - https://www.loebclassics.com/view/LCL075/1917/volume.xml Epistles, Volume II (Richard M. Gummere) - https://www.loebclassics.com/view/LCL076/1920/volume.xml On the Shortness of Life (C. D. N. Costa) - https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/philosophy19?_pos=1&_sid=c9d41afa8&_ss=r The Stoic Philosophy of Seneca (Moses Hadas) - https://geni.us/7W7lZk Dying Every Day (James Romm) - https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/dying-every-day-seneca-at-the-court-of-nero?_pos=1&_sid=dccb547db&_ss=r How To Keep Your Cool (James Romm) - https://geni.us/kAx4n0P How To Die (James Romm) - https://geni.us/GxeQ Lives Of The Stoics (Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman) - https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/ryan9?_pos=1&_sid=18e32e2aa&_ss=r 00:00 Intro 00:55 Who was Seneca? 08:32 Why should you read Seneca? 11:49 What are the best themes from Seneca’s writing? 17:41 How should you read Seneca? → FREE GUIDE to Stoic philosophy: https://dailystoic.com/freeguide → Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ Instagram: ​https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/dailystoic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic #Stoicism​ #DailyStoic​ #RyanHoliday​