Roman Philosophy

Thursday, November 10, 2022

Read before class:

  • Lucretius, On the Nature of Things, AGRP 396-97 section 1 lines 1-75; 401-402 section 2 lines 1-60; 407-409 section 3 lines 670-865; 421-22 section 5 lines 1105-1205.
  • Epictetus, The Handbook, AGRP 444-53 sections 1,2, 5, 6, 8-16, 22, 23, 31, 33, 41, 44, 48, 49, 51, 53,
  • Seneca, AGRP 426-27 “On the Happy Life” IX; 429-32 “Moral Letters to Lucilius,” letters 76, 66, 95; 439-41 “On Providence” sections 4.6-4.11, 5.7-5.9.
  • Seneca “Epistle 47,” Norton 898-901
  • Epictetus, The Handbook, AGRP 444-53 sections 1,2, 5, 6, 8-16, 22, 23, 31, 33, 41, 44, 48, 49, 51, 53