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What Would Stoics Do

Seneca · c. 4 BCE – 65 CE

On Providence

Translation by Aubrey Stewart (1889) · 11 passages

Addressed to Lucilius. Seneca answers the question of why misfortunes befall good men if the world is governed by providence, arguing that hardship is the training God gives to the good.

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Edition
L. Annaeus Seneca: Minor Dialogues, together with the dialogue On Clemency (1889) and On Benefits (1887), translated by Aubrey Stewart (Bohn's Classical Library)
Status
Tier A: Public domain in the UK and the US. Translator died 1918: public domain in the UK (life+70) and the US (published 1887–1889).
Attribution
Seneca, Dialogues, tr. Aubrey Stewart (1887–1889). Text: Standard Ebooks (CC0).
Digital text
Standard Ebooks (opens in a new tab) · CC0 1.0 (Standard Ebooks dedicates its own contributions to the public domain)

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