De Brevitate Vitae

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De Brevitate Vitae is a philosophical essay by Seneca the Younger that reflects on the nature of time and argues that life is long enough if used wisely.

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instanceOf philosophical essay ⓘ
work of Stoic philosophy ⓘ
addressesTo Paulinus ⓘ
linked to: Paulinus of Nola
asserts busy-ness can be a form of slavery ⓘ
most people live as if they will never die ⓘ
philosophy teaches how to use time well ⓘ
author Seneca the Younger ⓘ
centralClaim life is long enough if used wisely ⓘ
people waste much of their allotted time ⓘ
true leisure belongs to the wise person ⓘ
circulation manuscript tradition in Late Antiquity and Middle Ages ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Roman Empire ⓘ
EnglishTitle On the Shortness of Life ⓘ
form consolatory essay ⓘ
genre moral essay ⓘ
philosophical literature ⓘ
hasModernRelevanceFor self-help literature ⓘ
time management discourse ⓘ
influencedBy Roman moral tradition ⓘ
Stoic ethics ⓘ
keyConcept freedom through philosophical understanding ⓘ
living in accordance with reason ⓘ
present-focused living ⓘ
wasting time on trivial pursuits ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
LatinTitle De Brevitate Vitae ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
mainTheme philosophy of life ⓘ
proper use of time ⓘ
the brevity of human life ⓘ
the nature of time ⓘ
originalAudience Roman elite ⓘ
partOf Seneca's philosophical works ⓘ
period 1st century AD ⓘ
philosophicalCategory philosophy of time ⓘ
practical ethics ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Stoicism ⓘ
relatedWork De Tranquillitate Animi ⓘ
De Vita Beata ⓘ
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium ⓘ
studiedIn classics ⓘ
intellectual history ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
topic human mortality ⓘ
philosophical ethics ⓘ
time management ⓘ
value of philosophy ⓘ

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Seneca the Younger → notableWork → De Brevitate Vitae ⓘ
De Brevitate Vitae → LatinTitle → De Brevitate Vitae ⓘ
On the Shortness of Life → originalTitle → De Brevitate Vitae ⓘ
De Tranquillitate Animi → relatedWorkByAuthor → De Brevitate Vitae ⓘ
Parva Naturalia → hasPart → On Length and Shortness of Life ⓘ
linked to: De Brevitate Vitae
Letter 1: On Saving Time → relatedWork → On the Shortness of Life ⓘ
linked to: De Brevitate Vitae