Seneca, Letter 63 - Grief For Lost Friends - Sadler's Lectures

06/03/2025 18 min
Seneca, Letter 63 - Grief For Lost Friends - Sadler's Lectures

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Episode Synopsis

This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's Letters, this one looking at Letter 63, in which Seneca tells a friend who is grieving after the death of another friend that it is reasonable for him to grieve and even to cry tears, but that he should keep from excessively grieving. Seneca provides advice about how to regard and make use of the memories one has of friends, why one ought to value and take advantage of the time one has with friends, why one should have more than one friend, and why replacing a lost friend can be good when grieving

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