02478nam a22003375i 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700700030003400800410003701000170007802000390009502000360013404000230017004100080019304200080020105000240020910000490023324501230028226400560040530000280046133600260048933700280051533800270054350501980057052012270076865000210199565000420201665000370205865000120209570000330210719625849BJBSDDR20240920132156.0ta170505s2018    nju           000 0 eng    a  2017941911  a9780691175577 (cloth : alk. paper)  a0691175578 (cloth : alk. paper)  aDLCbengerdacDLC  aeng  apcc14aBJ 1550bS475h 20181 aSéneca, Lucio Anneo, d4 a. de J. C.?-65. 10aHow to die : ban ancient guide to the end of life / cSéneca ; Edited, translated, and intriduced by James S. Romm. 1aPrinceton, NJ :bPrinceton University Press,c2018.  axx, 230 pages ;c18 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier0 aIntroduction
How to die
Prepare yourself
Have no fear
Have no regrets
Set yourself free
Become a part of the whole
Epilogue: Practice what you preach (Tacitus, Annals15.61-64)
Latin texts
Notes  aIt takes an entire lifetime to learn how to die," wrote the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca (c. 4 BC-65 AD). He counseled readers to "study death always," and took his own advice, returning to the subject again and again in all his writings, yet he never treated it in a complete work. How to Die gathers in one volume, for the first time, Seneca's remarkable meditations on death and dying. Edited and translated by James S. Romm, How to Die reveals a provocative thinker and dazzling writer who speaks with a startling frankness about the need to accept death or even, under certain conditions, to seek it out. Seneca believed that life is only a journey toward death and that one must rehearse for death throughout life. Here, he tells us how to practice for death, how to die well, and how to understand the role of a good death in a good life. He stresses the universality of death, its importance as life's final rite of passage, and its ability to liberate us from pain, slavery, or political oppression. Featuring beautifully rendered new translations, How to Die also includes an enlightening introduction, notes, the original Latin texts, and an epilogue presenting Tacitus's description of Seneca's grim suicide. 4aConducta de vida 4aMuerte xAspectos éticos y morales  4aMuerte xAspectos filosóficos  4aÉtica1 aRomm, James, d1958-eeditor