Ars Didactica

Seneca’s 94th and 95th Letters

By (author) John Schafer

Book cover: Ars Didactica

Extent: 125 pages

Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Subjects: Classical Studies

Series: Hypomnemata

Language: English

Hardback (Out of print)

(December 2009)

ISBN: 9783525252918

6.34 x 9.33 inches

Price: $63.00

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Schafer interprets this important pair of Senecan letters, which have recently been used primarily as evidence for a critical debate in early Stoicism, as Seneca’s clearest and longest exploration of the techniques of moral education. Schafer argues against attempts to see these letters as evidence for a Stoic theory of rule-following in moral deliberation. He instead contextualizes the letters within the Epistulae Morales as a whole, showing how they illuminate Seneca’s interest in exploring the nature of education, friendship, and self-reform in the philosophical life.

John Schafer PhD promovierte im Jahr 2007 an der Harvard University im Fach Classical Philosophy. Er ist Mitglied der American Philological Association. Im Jahr 2008–2009 arbeitet er als Visiting Assistant Professor of Classical Studies an der Duke University. Ab 2010 ist er Assistant Professor of Classics an der Northwestern University, USA.

  • By (author) John Schafer