A carefully selected collection of Seneca's letters to Lucilius on aging and death, bringing Seneca's thought and Stoic philosophy closer to the present day.
How do we die? The question seems terrifying in our fast-paced world. We live as if we will not die. However, we have to confront this issue as quickly as possible, thanks to philosophy. In the face of the fear of death, Stoicism offers us liberation.
Let's not ignore it. Seneca tells us that in order not to fear death, it is necessary to remember that “he who rejects death rejects life.”The great Roman philosopher, like other Stoic thinkers, sought to combat the fear of death. In his letters to Lucilius, he defended, with unprecedented conviction, coherence and elegance, ideas that still contradict our mentality: that death is not evil, that it is necessary to think about death at all times, without drama or prohibitions, and that we can even face it as a refuge...
