LEADER 00000nim a22005175a 4500 003 MWT 005 20200529123135.0 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 190823s2019 xxunnn es i n eng d 020 9781982770556 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 1982770554 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ aut_9781982770556_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT12449526 037 12449526|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 082 04 188|223 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Seneca, Lucius Annaeus,|dapproximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D., |eauthor. 240 10 De providentia.|sSpoken word.|lEnglish 245 00 Essays.|n1,|pOf providence|h[Hoopla electronic resource] / |cSeneca. 246 30 Of providence 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bAuthor's Republic,|c2019. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (49 min.)) :|bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 490 1 Essays of Seneca ;|vbk. 1 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 0 Read by Robin Homer. 520 The first book in the essays of Seneca deals with good and evil. The dialogue is opened by Lucilius complaining with his friend Seneca that adversities and misfortunes can happen to good men too. How can this fit with the goodness connected with the design of providence? Seneca answers according to the Stoic point of view. Nothing actually bad can happen to the good man (the wise man) because opposites don't mix. What looks like adversity is in fact a means by which the man exerts his virtues. As such, he can come out of the ordeal stronger than before. So, in perfect harmony with the Stoic philosophy, Seneca explains that the truly wise man can never surrender in the face of misfortunes but as he will always go through them and even if he should fall he will continue fighting on his knees. The wise man understands destiny and its design, and therefore he has nothing to fear from the future. Neither does he hope for anything, because he already has everything he needs - his good behaviour. The conclusion is that actually nothing bad happens to good men. One just has to understand what bad means: bad for the wise man would be to have bad thoughts, to commit crimes, to desire money or fame. Whoever behaves wisely already has all the good possible. Translation by Aubrey Stewart and Produced by Vox Stoica Seneca's Essays Series: 1) Of Providence - addressed to Lucilius 2) On the Firmness of the Wise Man - addressed to Serenus 3,4,5) Of Anger (Books 1-3) - addressed to his brother Novatus 6) On Consolation - addressed to Marcia 7) Of a Happy Life - addressed to Gallio 8) Of Leisure - addressed to Serenus 9) On Tranquillity of Mind - addressed to Serenus 10) On the shortness of life - addressed to Paulinus 11) On Consolation - addressed to Polybius 12) On consolation - addressed to Helvia 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 650 0 Providence and government of God|vEarly works to 1800. 650 0 Conduct of life|vEarly works to 1800. 650 0 Stoics|vEarly works to 1800. 700 1 Homer, Robin,|enarrator. 710 2 hoopla digital. 800 1 Seneca, .|tEssays of Seneca.|sSpoken word ;|vbk. 1 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 12449526?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ aut_9781982770556_180.jpeg