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How to Die An Ancient Guide to the End of Life (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)

Seneca

Timeless wisdom on death and dying from the celebrated Stoic philosopher Seneca "It 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 agai...

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The Daily Stoic

A modern collection of Seneca's writings was mentioned as being quite good, with the focus on the topic of death.

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Seneca for his part spoke so much about death there's literally a modern collection of his writings titled How To Die.

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A modern collection of Seneca's writings was mentioned as being quite good, with the focus on the topic of death.

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Seneca for his part spoke so much about death there's literally a modern collection of his writings titled How To Die.

It's actually quite good by the way.

Episode: Don’t Waste Your Days With Thinking | Ask Daily St...

Another book from Princeton University press, suggested alongside "How to Keep Your Cool", offering selections from Stoic philosophers.

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there's sort of little collections of the stoics and one is called how to keep your cool and the other is called how to die

Episode: Don't Think About It, ACT On It | What's In Your W...

The book, "How to Die," was mentioned as a book that might be read in relation to the concept of mortality and preparing for death. It was mentioned alongside other Stoic writings.

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You can read Marcus Aurelius, you can read Senica perhaps even the recent collection How to Die,

Episode: How To Read Seneca (The World’s Most Interesting S...

This book is a selection of Seneca's writings on death, compiled by James Rom. The podcast host recommended it.

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James Rom has this translation of Seneca which I love, called How to Die

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Ryan Holiday mentioned Seneca's "How to Die" as a book to read if one wants a reminder of the reality of death. He mentioned it in the context of memento mori and the importance of taking mortality seriously.

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I mean look, there's even a book, an edition of Seneca's writings called How to Die.

Episode: Seneca on the Shortness of Life - Part 2

It was described as the ultimate collection of Seneca's musings on the shortness of life, a 300-page book filled with insightful reflections on death and its significance. The speaker considers it to be the best translation of Seneca's work.

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But his translation of Seneca for Princeton University Press' Ancient Wisdom series, How to Die, is just the best.

It is the ultimate collection of Seneca's musings on the shortness of life.

Look, Seneca talked about death so much it feels almost a 300-page book. But it's just fire. Just all of it is so good.

Seneca's How to Die from Princeton University Press, translated by James Rom.

really I love this series of books. I'm a big fan. I recommend reading the Stoics in multiple translations.

Episode: Seneca On the Shortness of Life

This book is a collection of Seneca's thoughts on the shortness of life and the importance of preparing for death. The podcast featured an excerpt from the audiobook version.

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It is the ultimate collection of Seneca's musings on the shortness of life.

Just fire. Just all of it is so good.

I love this series of books. I'm a big fan. I recommend reading the Stoics in multiple translations.

It's just a rare treat.

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