Breakfast with Seneca
by David Fideler
Seneca's letters organised by theme (friendship, anger, grief, time, wealth, death) with Fideler's clear commentary. Warmer than most Stoic introductions and faithful to Seneca's humanity.
Read it if…
you want Seneca explained thematically.
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Skip it if…
you want the letters raw; see Letters from a Stoic.
Try instead: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life →
Three things you will actually use
- Seneca was rich, flawed and honest about it.
- Friendship is a Stoic good.
- Time is the only possession.
Do this first
Read the chapter on grief.
Our verdict
Seneca, by theme.
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