Letter 95: On the Usefulness of Basic Principles

Letter 95 is one of the longest and most powerful in the entire collection. Lucilius has pressed Seneca to settle a debate: are practical precepts — specific rules of conduct — enough to make us good, or do we also need deeper guiding principles? Seneca s answer is a resounding both, but principles come first. Rules [ ] The post Letter 95: On the Usefulness of Basic Principles first appeared on…