<b>Seneca’s concept of Man</b> - DOI: 10.4025/actascihumansoc.v31i1.703
Keywords:
Seneca, human being, soul
Abstract
Current research discusses Seneca’s idea of the human person who was not only subjected to the turmoil of society but was also an enslaved being, or rather, a sick and perturbed person owing to the rationality of his own soul. Warranting somehow a certain affinity to the deity, the soul hindered him from attaining the perfection to which he had a calling. Such a pessimistic point of view, however, did not affect Seneca’s optimism. In fact, the philosopher found in rationality the path towards which man would accomplish the aims he was born to, or rather, the supreme good, perfection, happiness: ‘to live according to one’s own nature”.Downloads
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Published
2009-06-16
How to Cite
Melo, J. J. P. (2009). <b>Seneca’s concept of Man</b> - DOI: 10.4025/actascihumansoc.v31i1.703. Acta Scientiarum. Human and Social Sciences, 31(1), 51-60. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihumansoc.v31i1.703
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Philosophy
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