Nonetheless, doctrinal allegiance does not prevent Seneca from occasionally expressing ideas of Platonic and even Epicurean origin, as long as he finds them to be consistent with his Stoic commitments. The intention of Seneca’s philosophical works to represent the positions of the founders of Stoicism is not seriously in doubt there is little to support the claims of an older generation of scholarship for a deliberate program of eclecticism. Among Seneca’s most characteristic themes are the realignment of action-guiding values through rational reflection, the transformative power of friendship, and the management of destructive impulses and emotions through self-cultivation.
His writings offer an engaging presentation of philosophical ideas and are an important source for earlier Stoic thought. Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a Roman adherent of Stoicism with a particular interest in ethics, died in 65 CE after an extensive career as a writer and politician.
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