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On Vitabeata
Introduction
The work “On the Happy Life” is a Stoic ethical essay by Seneca the Younger. It addresses happiness, self-sufficiency, pleasure, and the relation between a good life and the cultivation of virtue. Its importance lies in its accessible statement of Senecan Stoicism and its critique of confusing wealth with well-being.
Aliases and alternate titles
- On Vitabeata
- Sobre Vitabeata
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Vulgata
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- Legacy Ods
- Latin Philosophy
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