Who Was Seneca and Why Should We Study Him?

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3 жыл бұрын

In this series, join Simon Drew (Australian writer, musician and Alignment coach) as he dives deep into the writings of Lucius Annaeus Seneca - the renowned Stoic philosopher, politician, and playwright.
In this episode Simon gives a brief overview of Seneca's life, and he sets the scene for the episodes to come.
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@simonjedrew 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget that you can get 8 extra episodes per month by joining my community at patreon.com/simonjedrew/. I'd love to see you there!

@kleverponce2967 5 ай бұрын

Hi Simon, such nice video. I didn´t know about Seneca but thanks for sharing your knowledge.

@manuelnuman 6 ай бұрын

He was true to himself, which is a very difficult task. And he was complex too, as many great men. Walt Whitman said : "I contradict myself...I contain multitudes".

@ioanavankay1745 2 жыл бұрын

Food for our souls! That's what it is, thank you!

@simonjedrew 2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that! Thanks Ioana

@royfrancis9576 11 ай бұрын

Stoics and Christians have a lot in common. Epictetus talked a lot about god too so does Marcus Aurelius god is a huge part of stoic physics.

@intuendaecivilization9365 3 жыл бұрын

I have searched for who Seneca was, but did not find any video that got into deph about him. Thank you for providing this! 😁

@simonjedrew 3 жыл бұрын

No worries at all! I’d like to go into greater depth in the future, but for now this should suffice 🤘

@NealCaen 2 жыл бұрын

looking forward to listening to your Seneca series, these are great! thanks for putting in the efforts into making these.

@simonjedrew 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Neal, I appreciate your encouragement! Most of my energy is spent in thewalledgarden.com at the moment, but I'll absolutely be picking up this series more soon!

@retrorocks4057 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Enjoyed.

@dkm6085 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video Simon. I have just started Seneca’s “Morals of a Happy Life”, and a few chapters in I felt that having some information and background on the life that Seneca had lead would be beneficial. This was perfect.

@simonjedrew 4 ай бұрын

Of course, thanks for taking the time! Seneca is truly a brilliant philosopher. I'm excited for the journey you're on exploring his works :)

@jamesharley3783 3 жыл бұрын

Seneca is a fascinating character and is probably one the worlds first life coaches...... A progressive man who wasn't afraid to look at solely one aspect as being the way to live life being tied down as a stoic....he often went to the walled garden of Epicurus to check out what they were saying....being open-minded is what like about him....looking forward to the rest of your series as they appear

@simonjedrew 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your input, James. I also really appreciate his willingness to diversify his thought. As we go through I'll try to mention moments where he clearly diverges from stricter Stoic though in order to make a point easier to apply.

@marcialewis7581 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I did enjoy your video. You did an excellent job.

@SapereCoffee 2 күн бұрын

Did we hear a small island called Corsica?

@rosminazuchri9090 6 ай бұрын

Very useful and Interesting. Thank you so much

@simonjedrew 6 ай бұрын

Of course! I'm glad it was useful to you :)

@alexandery8508 Жыл бұрын

Hi. Whether a man is going to see this or not i am to say that the letters from seneca 1-22 has made me see things from another perspectives. The things like "to have less and what is enough" is really something that should be considered to have. As well as to value a feeling in the case of haing too much and not be able to have stability. That is to say a man who wants pleasure do not add more, but subtract from it. I am glad of going into the troubles of my life and i am ever glad to learn views on things from the man himself. For he is sick as everybody else. Alexander