Seneca: Of Providence | Audiobook & Summary

Of Providence is a short essay in the form of a dialogue in six brief sections, written by the Latin philosopher Seneca in the last years of his life. He chose the dialogue form (as in the well-known Plato's works) to deal with the problem of the co-existence of the Stoic design of providence with the evil in the world.

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Timings:
Start: 0:00
I: 0:50
II 5:25
III: 12:32
IV: 23:16
V: 33:52
VI: 42:23

[VoxStoica]

Timings:
I: 0:50
II 5:25
III: 12:32
IV: 23:16
V: 33:52
VI: 42:23

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"Despise poverty : no man lives as poor as he was born
Despise pain : either it will cease or you will cease
Despise death : it either ends you or it takes you elsewhere
Despise fortune : God has given her no weapon that can reach the mind "

"God is beyond suffering evil, you are above it."

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1. Providence is only prevents evil if everything is done morally
2. Short-term pain may bring long term benefits
3. Encounter with suffering brings virtue
4. Real good is virtue
5. Don’t let others tell you what to do

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[christophercruz]

I know I'm picking at minutiae, but I find it interesting how Seneca changes back and forth from speaking of "God" to "the gods". Any case, I learned some new and usual things from listening to this.

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