{"product_id":"how-to-live-an-ancient-guide-to-a-happy-life-9780691255224","title":"How to Live: An Ancient Guide to a Happy Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid new translation in which the Stoic philosopher argues that virtue is the only path to contentment\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy are so many people unhappy when happiness can be attained by anyone who simply lives virtuously? That question prompted Seneca, the great Stoic philosopher of the early Roman Empire, to write \u003ci\u003eOn the Happy Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and he continued to seek answers in his \u003ci\u003eMoral Epistles\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003eHow to Live\u003c\/i\u003e, Seneca biographer and translator James Romm presents vivid new versions of passages from both works, distilling Seneca's passionate and inspiring argument for a path to perfect contentment, no matter what befalls us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a Stoic, Seneca believed that only ethical virtue leads to happiness; all other goals, including wealth and success, are neutral in their effects--or, if they torment us with what we haven't achieved, sources of \u003ci\u003eun\u003c\/i\u003ehappiness. For role models, Seneca looks to Socrates, who embodied virtue and reason, and to a hypothetical sage who is always in tune with the divine mind that governs the cosmos. Extolling these paragons with nearly messianic fervor, Seneca urges us to imitate their example. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing an inviting introduction and the original Latin on facing pages, \u003ci\u003eHow to Live \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures the persuasive power of Seneca's argument that the universe wants us to be virtuous--and happy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Seneca\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691255224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeneca \u003c\/b\u003e(ca. 4 BCE-65 CE) was a Stoic philosopher and Roman statesman. His writings explore a wide range of ethical topics and preach the Stoic doctrine that virtuous action is the highest good. \u003cb\u003eJames S. Romm\u003c\/b\u003e is the James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Classics at Bard College. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003ePlato and the Tyrant\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the editor and translator of Seneca's\u003ci\u003e How to Die\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow to Give\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e How to Keep Your Cool\u003c\/i\u003e (all Princeton). He writes frequently for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Seneca \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48311283548317,"sku":"9780691255224","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_42553b62-df66-43eb-8368-f719a1c4f3ab.jpg?v=1779260410","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/how-to-live-an-ancient-guide-to-a-happy-life-9780691255224","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}