L. Annaei Seneca - Opuscula philosophica - 1630

Rare edition of this collection of the principal short philosophical treatises by the famous Roman Stoic philosopher, offering a remarkable synthesis of his moral, political and spiritual thought. Seneca, statesman, playwright and adviser to Emperor Nero, develops a philosophy essentially focused on the search for wisdom, mastery of the passions -

The work gathers several of his major philosophical texts, notably the treatises devoted to the brevity of life, the tranquility of the soul, anger, providence, the constancy of the sage, clemency and the happy life, in which the author examines the great questions to which man is confronted: how to live justly, how to endure misfortunes -

In De brevitate vitae, Seneca develops the idea that human life is not actually short but becomes insufficient because people waste it on distractions, vain ambitions, wealth and useless concerns, inviting everyone to reclaim their time and devote their existence to the pursuit of wisdom -

L. Annaei Seneca - Opuscula philosophica - SD (Circa 1630) - Ioannis Maire -
240 pp.

Good condition of the binding, the work in its full original vellum, stains and signs of use, some minor defects on the cover, speckled edges, smooth blind spine, lightly stamped lines framing the covers -

Good interior condition, some stains, missing one blank flyleaf, superb carved title, clean text, endpapers in fair condition, good copy -

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