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SENECA THE YOUNGER, De Otio Loeb Classical Library

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Seneca: On the Brevity of Life

WebSeneca. nec tantum quid faciendum sit cogitare, sed etiam aliquando manum exercere et ea, quae meditata sunt, ad verum perducere? ... Quas non uni civitati, sed toti humano generi tulerunt. Quid est ergo, quare tale otium non conveniat viro bono, per quod futura saecula ordinet nec apud paucos contionetur, sed apud omnis omnium gentium 5 ... De Otio (On Leisure) is a 1st-century Latin work by Seneca (4 BC–65 AD). It survives in a fragmentary state. The work concerns the rational use of spare time, whereby one can still actively aid humankind by engaging in wider questions about nature and the universe. See more No absolute certainty about the date of writing is possible, but since the contents of the work parallel Seneca's own withdrawal into private life near the end of his life it is thought by a majority of critics to have been … See more Otio is from otium, this literally translates as leisure, vacant time, freedom from business. De Otio survives … See more Translations • G. D. Williams (2003), Seneca – De Otio, De Brevitate Vitae (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics). … See more Seneca understood the word otio to represent something more than absolute free-time. He understood it to mean leisure used in service to … See more • Works related to Of Leisure at Wikisource • Seneca's Dialogues, translated by Aubrey Stewart at Standard Ebooks • De Otio (Latin) (ed. John W. Basore) See more WebSe il Catone ciceroniano deve avere così ispirato un’analogia con l’ideale dell’otium sposato dal filosofo, nel personaggio di Scipione Seneca sembra poter eleggere un vero e proprio alter ego, confermato anche, a mio … patricia traylor