Moral Letters, Vol. I

by Lucius Annaeus Seneca · Free audiobook · 66 chapters

LibriVox recording of Moral Letters, Vol. I by Lucius Annaeus Seneca. (Translated by Richard M. Gummere.) Read in English by Felipe Vogel. "Among the personalities of the early Roman Empire there are few who offer to the readers of to-day such dramatic interest as does Lucius Annaeus Seneca, the author of the Epistles which are translated in this volume. ... In these letters, it is impossible to ignore the advance from a somewhat stiff and Ciceronian point of view into the attractive and debatable land of what one may fairly call modern ideas. The style of the Epistles is bold, and so is the thought." (from the Introduction) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B 00-30 (132MB) Download M4B 31-65 (134MB)

Chapters

• 1. 00 - Introduction15:13
• 2. 01 - On Saving Time4:39
• 3. 02 - On Discursiveness in Reading5:00
• 4. 03 - On True and False Friendship5:55
• 5. 04 - On the Terrors of Death8:09
• 6. 05 - On the Philosopher's Mean6:37
• 7. 06 - On Sharing Knowledge5:23
• 8. 07 - On Crowds9:34
• 9. 08 - On the Philosopher's Seclusion7:39
• 10. 09 - On Philosophy and Friendship16:52
• 11. 10 - On Living to Oneself4:12
• 12. 11 - On the Blush of Modesty5:58
• 13. 12 - On Old Age9:53
• 14. 13 - On Groundless Fears13:18
• 15. 14 - On the Reasons for Withdrawing from the World14:57
• 16. 15 - On Brawn and Brains9:26
• 17. 16 - On Philosophy, the Guide of Life7:31
• 18. 17 - On Philosophy and Riches8:33
• 19. 18 - On Festivals and Fasting10:15
• 20. 19 - On Worldliness and Retirement11:08
• 21. 20 - On Practising What You Preach9:19
• 22. 21 - On the Renown Which My Writings Will Bring You9:21
• 23. 22 - On the Futility of Half-Way Measures12:53
• 24. 23 - On the True Joy Which Comes from Philosophy8:04
• 25. 24 - On Despising Death19:45
• 26. 25 - On Reformation5:40
• 27. 26 - On Old Age and Death6:52
• 28. 27 - On the Good Which Abides7:10
• 29. 28 - On Travel as a Cure for Discontent6:35
• 30. 29 - On the Critical Condition of Marcellinus8:42
• 31. 30 - On Conquering the Conqueror12:43
• 32. 31 - On Siren Songs11:09
• 33. 32 - On Progress4:35
• 34. 33 - On the Futility of Learning Maxims10:19
• 35. 34 - On a Promising Pupil3:34
• 36. 35 - On the Friendship of Kindred Minds4:19
• 37. 36 - On the Value of Retirement9:52
• 38. 37 - On Allegiance to Virtue4:33
• 39. 38 - On Quiet Conversation2:25
• 40. 39 - On Noble Aspirations6:22
• 41. 40 - On the Proper Style for a Philosopher's Discourse10:57
• 42. 41 - On the God Within Us7:41
• 43. 42 - On Values6:45
• 44. 43 - On the Relativity of Fame3:01
• 45. 44 - On Philosophy and Pedigrees5:18
• 46. 45 - On Sophistical Argumentation9:52
• 47. 46 - On a New Book by Lucilius2:47
• 48. 47 - On Master and Slave14:41
• 49. 48 - On Quibbling as Unworthy of the Philosopher11:08
• 50. 49 - On the Shortness of Life10:09
• 51. 50 - On Our Blindness and Its Cure6:42
• 52. 51 - On Baiae and Morals10:58
• 53. 52 - On Choosing Our Teachers10:04
• 54. 53 - On the Faults of the Spirit9:18
• 55. 54 - On Asthma and Death5:44
• 56. 55 - On Vatia's Villa9:25
• 57. 56 - On Quiet and Study11:00
• 58. 57 - On the Trials of Travel6:07
• 59. 58 - On Being25:50
• 60. 59 - On Pleasure and Joy14:47
• 61. 60 - On Harmful Prayers3:00
• 62. 61 - On Meeting Death Cheerfully2:44
• 63. 62 - On Good Company2:38
• 64. 63 - On Grief for Lost Friends10:12
• 65. 64 - On the Philosopher's Task6:16
• 66. 65 - On the First Cause17:31