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Seneca's Natural Questions

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Seneca's Natural Questions is a philosophical work by the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca, exploring the nature of the universe, natural phenomena, and the relationship between humanity and the cosmos. It combines Stoic thought with scientific inquiry, addressing topics such as meteorology, astronomy, and the moral implications of natural events.
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Seneca's Natural Questions is a philosophical work by the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca, exploring the nature of the universe, natural phenomena, and the relationship between humanity and the cosmos. It combines Stoic thought with scientific inquiry, addressing topics such as meteorology, astronomy, and the moral implications of natural events.
This article argues that the Epistulae Morales dramatizes overeating as a problem that Seneca develops throughout the letters. The overeater stuffs their belly with food, dies, and finally becomes a sort of food. This progression signals... more
Confronto tra il prologo della tragedia di Euripide e quello dell'opera di Seneca
Tesi di Laurea.
The aim of this paper is to analyze the verbal means from which Petronius establishes Trimalcio's dominance over the guests of the cena, especially through verbal interactions. We will thus study the variations of his jussive speech,... more
Self-vindication is an issue of paramount importance in Seneca's Epistulae. Particularly, Ep.80's incipit presents Seneca as an exemplum of how the animus can set itself free from the limits imposed by the outside world. However, this... more
Does the Stoic school really, accepting fate, reject free will? It would seem so, mainly if we read the evidences of Zeno or Chrysippus. But the difficulty for us is to understand in detail the meaning of 'deciding something'... more
Does the Stoic school really, accepting fate, reject free will? It would seem so, mainly if we read the evidences of Zeno or Chrysippus. But the difficulty for us is to understand in detail the meaning of 'deciding something'... more
Co-auteurs : Benoit Famaey (directeur de recherche au CNRS, Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg) et Jonathan Freundlich (maître de conférence en astrophysique, Université de Strasbourg / Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg)
Si bien la dicha del sapiens estoico, esto es, vivir secundum naturam, corresponde a cultivar las virtudes mediante la filosofía en un plano individual, textos de Séneca corroboran que la doctrina estoica no elude la impronta de sus... more
De l'auto-ironie à la parodie dans les Lettres de Sénèque Comme Michel Foucault l'a très bien illustré1, tandis que Cicéron dans ses lettres « se raconte soi-même » dans ses actions et délibérations dans le monde extérieur, ce que Sénèque... more
Este tratado, publicado en el año 51 a. C., se conserva hoy en sus tres primeros libros, de los seis originales, y en algunos fragmentos ulteriores, entre ellos su conclusión, «El sueño de Escipión» (del que Macrobio escribió un célebre... more
Los deberes es la última obra filosófica de Cicerón. La escribió tras el asesinato de César, en el otoño del agitado año 44 a. C., cuando la inestabilidad política llenaba el futuro de incertidumbre. Con esta obra Cicerón quería... more
Este volumen incluye parte de las Verrinas, una de las más destacadas piezas discursivas de Cicerón. En el año 70 a. C. formuló, a petición del pueblo siciliano, una acusación contra Gayo Verres, corrupto gobernador de Sicilia entre los... more
The paper deals with the quarrel between Pyrrhus and Agamemnon in the Troades, with an analysis of Greek and Latin antecedents, focusing in particular on the characterisation of the Achaean commander. The character of Agamemnon, who... more
Laurand, V.; Malaspina, E.; Prost, F. (éds) (2021). Lectures plurielles du “De ira” de Sénèque. Interprétations, contextes, enjeux. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 429 pp.
Introduction to a collection of papers which tackle the idea of amor in Seneca's Epistles.
espanolSeneca situa al individuo dentro de la sociedad en sus distintas manifestaciones. Las responsabilidades en cuanto miembro de las distintas formas que adopta el colectivo, y el papel que en cada uno de ellos desempena, varian. Una... more
The paper explores the perturbation of the dynamics of gift and debt in Seneca's Troades, in the light of the ethical patterns set out in De beneficiis. In this tragedy, Seneca rewrites the reciprocity relationship between Achilles and... more
Il contributo intende mostrare la massiccia presenza di Seneca nella sezione dell’Evangelistarium di Marko Marulić dedicata al tema dei benefici (V, 21 – VI, 1). L’influsso del trattato senecano De beneficiis (come di taluni c.d.... more
L'articolo analizza la dossografia esposta da Seneca a proposito del diluvio universale alla fine del terzo libro delle Naturales Quaestiones. Delle sei teorie proposte, ciascuna delle quali valorizza una causa specifica per il disastro... more
Perutelli 2006, 79-84. Facendo affidamento (a mio parere eccessivo) sull'ipotesi di datazione delle Troiane all'epoca di Claudio, lo studioso ritiene che Seneca abbia concepito prima l'Ulisse tragico e solo in seguito si sia rivolto... more
De clementia is a treatise in two books, of twenty-six and seven chapters, respectively, dedicated to Nero. The only Latin text with Plin. paneg. reserved to the imperial ideology, is, with Cic. rep., leg., off., one of the very rare... more
Seneca felsefe konulu eserlerinde bir ahlak filozofu olarak karşımıza çıkar, insanın ve toplumun açmazlarını gözler önüne serip çözüm önerileri sunduğu için, onun aynı zamanda bir yaşam rehberi olduğunu da söyleyebiliriz. Öz ifadeyle... more
Negli anni del ritiro dalla vita politica (62-65 d.C.), Seneca, personalità profondamente riflessiva che non cessa di porsi domande, alla ricerca di una difficile armonia interiore sin dai suoi anni giovanili, combattuto da tensioni... more
Amico tuo, non di ventura, io sono. Ah! s'è pur vero, che il duol diviso scemi, avrai compagno inseparabil me d'ogni tuo pianto.
Seneca's Naturales Quaestiones explains the causes and functional mechanisms of natural phenomena, from common sights like rainbows to exotically out-of-reach ones like comets. The vividness with which he brings them all within the... more
This paper shows how Seneca's conception of cyclical time and eternal recurrence is expressed in his QN. Seneca's scientific viewpoint not only rethinks formative myths of early human history, but also makes them speak to the ambitions of... more
Teniendo en cuenta que la cuestión de la falta de acuerdo entre lo que sabemos sobre la vida de Séneca y su discurso filosófico ha sido considerada como ineludible para la exégesis del texto, el presente trabajo intentará mostrar que... more
Esemplari per la comprensione dell'opera senecana, le Epistulae morales ad Lucilium1 ambiscono a esserne quasi una sintesi e, al con tempo, ne costituiscono come un manifesto programmatico ο un manua 1 L'edizione consultata delle EM è L.... more
"In Sen. Epist. 51.9 (Quo die illam [sc. fortunam] intellexero plus posse, nil poterit : ego illam feram, cum in manu mors sit ?), editors print either illam or illa me : illa me seems more convincing, since the verb intellego... more
Corso: L' insegnamento della letteratura latina: elementi di didattica. Filosofia a Roma: il discorso di Anchise nel libro VI dell'Eneide e la morale del carpe diem in Orazio.
Foucault l'a très bien illustré 1 , tandis que Cicéron dans ses lettres "raconte soimême" dans ses actions et délibérations dans le monde extérieur, ce que Sénèque décrit à Lucilius est sa propre relation avec lui-même, non seulement par... more
To appear in "Giornale Italiano di Filologia".
In quod malum transcribor? Procedimientos y lenguaje metadramáticos en el prólogo de Tiestes (vv. 1-121) 1 (In quod malum transcribor? Metradramatic procedures and language in Thyestes' prologue (vv. 1-121
This article offers an analysis of Seneca's Ep. 64.1-3, with particular attention to the thematic element of the banquet. The epistle tackles the topic of convivium with both reticence (for instance, there is no reference to specific... more
Nella prefazione del libro 4a delle Naturales Quaestiones, Seneca si rivolge direttamente al dedicatario Lucilio, che ai tempi della composizione dell'opera (62-63 d.C.) si trovava in Sicilia come procuratore imperiale. 1 Questa... more
El presente trabajo intenta analizar el Hercules Furens de Séneca a partir de los puntos afines que hay en la caracterización dramática de sus dos protagonistas, Juno y Hércules. Se centra en el estudio de los motivos del furor y de la... more
A paper that reads 'NQ 6' as a therapeutic attempt to alleviate the trauma that resulted from the earthquake that hit Pompeii in 62 CE.
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