{"product_id":"2940151501460","title":"Dialogues","description":"\"No man was ever wise by chance.\" \u003cbr\u003e? Seneca\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeneca's Dialogues--as his epistolary essays have traditionally been known-- capture the full range of the Roman thinker's philosophical interests, in particular Stoicism and his unique interpretation of it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStudents of Stoicism will appreciate the further exploration of ideas touched on in Seneca's Letters From A Stoic: Epistulae Morales AD Lucilium: the Dialogues illustrate the deeply intertwined cosmological and moral arguments of ancient Rome's chief philosophical alternative to Epicureanism and Skepticism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeneca's writings on subjects such as the shortness of life, anger, tranquillity of mind, and consolations for grief on the loss of a loved one, are strikingly applicable to our modern world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Complete Dialogues are collected here: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the Shortness of Life (De Brevitate Vitae)\u003cbr\u003eOf a Happy Life (De Vita Beata)\u003cbr\u003eOf Providence (De Providentia)\u003cbr\u003eOn the Firmness of the Wise Man (De Constantia Sapientis)\u003cbr\u003eOf Anger (De Ira)\u003cbr\u003eOf Leisure (De Otio)\u003cbr\u003eOf Peace of Mind (De Tranquillitate Animi)\u003cbr\u003eOf Clemency (De Clementia)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso included in this Nook book: an original essay, 'Seneca The Stoic' and a Seneca image gallery.","brand":"Enhanced E-Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102703436016,"sku":"2940151501460","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940151501460_p0.jpg?v=1764011395","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940151501460","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}