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Lucius Annaeus Seneca Podcasts

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The Roman Stoic, playwright, orator, political advisor, and moral philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca was one of the most prolific writers in ancient times. His moral letters have had a particularly far-reaching effect throughout history, and still today they are among the most widely read philosophical writings. Now, join poet, musician, and philosopher Simon Drew as he returns to Seneca's epistles and explores their real value for the modern seeker.
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"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)
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"Golden Cages: Seneca & Beethoven" Step into the Time Capsule Lounge as Roman philosophy meets Germanic genius in an unexpected collision of minds. Seneca, the Stoic philosopher who advised Emperor Nero, encounters Ludwig van Beethoven, the revolutionary composer who transformed music while losing his hearing. Watch as the man who preached virtue w…
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Step into the Time Capsule Lounge where history's greatest traveler meets literature's greatest dreamer. Marco Polo, the Venetian merchant who journeyed to the court of Kublai Khan, encounters Jules Verne, the visionary author who circumnavigated the globe from his desk. Watch as the man who walked the Silk Road debates the writer who never left Eu…
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Power & Perception: Catherine the Great & Niccolò Machiavelli Step into the Time Capsule Lounge as two of history's most strategic minds dissect the brutal realities of political power. Catherine the Great, who seized the Russian throne and ruled for 34 years, meets Niccolò Machiavelli, whose name became synonymous with ruthless political calculati…
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Step into the Time Capsule Lounge as two brilliant minds clash over the fundamental questions of truth, morality, and how we truly understand the world. Immanuel Kant, the systematic German philosopher who never traveled beyond his hometown, meets Mark Twain, the adventurous American author who explored four continents and navigated the changing wa…
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Step into the Time Capsule Lounge as two of history's greatest minds explore the nature of knowledge itself. Socrates, the father of Western philosophy, meets Leonardo da Vinci, the ultimate Renaissance polymath, in a conversation that spans centuries and disciplines. Watch as the man who claimed to "know nothing" debates the genius who wanted to k…
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