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How To Read Seneca (The World’s Most Interesting Stoic)
The Daily Stoic
Seneca's Most Important Work
Seneca's most important work is not his political work, it's his writing. He knew what it was like to be successful, and he knew that the real purpose was doing this philosophical work. Seneca has been out of power for several years when nero's goons come for him and demand his suicide. And so he goes bravely to his death. First he slits his wrists, but he's too old and lean for this to work. Then he takes poison, that doesn't work, and finally he's smothered to death in the bath. In the end, seneca is forced to make good on all his teachings. It becomes sort of an inspiration of
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