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EPISODE · Mar 7, 2025 · 19 MIN

Seneca, Letter 70 - Ethics Of Choosing Death - Sadler's Lectures

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's Letters, this one looking at Letter 70, in which Seneca discusses whether or not ending one's life deliberately is permissible or not from a Stoic perspective. He considers a number of aspects of the question, arguing that what we should take into consideration is the quality of a life rather than its quantity. He refers to a number of examples of people who, in his view, rightly and even courageously chose to end their lives. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 3000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Purchase Seneca's Letters - amzn.to/2Myx6os

This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's Letters, this one looking at Letter 70, in which Seneca discusses whether or not ending one's life deliberately is permissible or not from a Stoic perspective. He considers a number of aspects of the question, arguing that what we should take into consideration is the quality of a life rather than its quantity. He refers to a number of examples of people who, in his view, rightly and even courageously chose to end their lives. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 3000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Purchase Seneca's Letters - amzn.to/2Myx6os

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