On the Brevity of Life — Portable Edition
Written around 49 AD, On the Shortness of Life, by the Roman philosopher Seneca, explores the nature of time, and how it is squandered on thoughts and tasks that stray from truly meaningful ethical principles.
Although written at the dawn of the Christian era, this treatise reinvents its own relevance and seems clearly applicable to today's world, lived in an information-fueled rush, with excessive contact, often about nothing of importance, facilitated by social media.
On the Shortness of Life is far from being a book within the modern concepts of self-help. It is, perhaps quite the contrary, a harsh, bold, unsettling text, as if written by a friend who tells us what we do not want to hear, for our own good.
To reach the end of our time and feel it wasted, this is the great tragedy, according to Seneca.
ISBN: 9789895779093
Chancela: Talent
Edição: outubro de 2026
Tradução: Romão Cunha
Dimensões: 130 mm x 200 mm x 8 mm
Encadernação: Paperback
Páginas: 112
Classificação Temática: Filosofia
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