The Ethics of the Family in Seneca

Abstract

This book is the first extensive study of the role of the family in the work of Seneca. It offers a new way of reading philosophy that combines philosophical analysis with social, cultural and historical factors to bring out the ways in which Stoicism presents itself as in tune with the universe. The family serves a central role in an individual's moral development - both the family as conventionally understood, and the wider conceptual family which Stoicism constructs. Innovative readings of Seneca's work bring out the importance of the family to his thought and how it interacts with other Stoic doctrines. We learn how to be virtuous from observing and imitating our family, who can be biological relatives or people we choose as our intellectual ancestors. The Ethics of the Family in Seneca will be of particular interest to researchers in Roman Stoicism, imperial culture and the history of the family.

The Educational Role of the Family in Enhancing the Intellectual Security of Children

“…To deepen the belonging to religion, which has become a basic requirement we need, to seek to develop the children's feeling of Islamic identity and the great role they can play in preserve their Islamic identity. The family's quest to develop virtues and ethical values, which are the fruit of faith, is one of the most important roles it seeks to achieve [33,34]. Thus, they avoid being deviated from all forms of violence, and build their personalities on good and hard work, to achieve intellectual security in themselves by meeting their religious and moral needs, and this leads them to feel values of society, in order to achieve security and stability [19,20,29].…”

Why are We Still Reading Ovid’s Rapes?

“…24 More practically, Gloyn advocates an historicized approach, reading Ovid's tales of Proserpina and Philomela with her history students in the context of the ancient terminology of rape (raptum, stuprum, vim), and the Roman laws on chastity, rape, and abortion. 25 Gloyn's approach could be usefully complemented in the classroom with a consideration of the ancient female reader of Ovid's Ars Amatoria, the puella, who, 'particularly alert' to the moments of the praeceptor's animus towards women and his instruction to rape, 'will not find them humorous'. 26 While she is engaged in the search for real women, the teacher could also foreground the social and economic dynamics of enslavement and sex work that pertain to any discussion of Ovid's presentation of gendered sexual violence against the puella.…”

Dimensões espaciais entre morte, memória e experiências emocionais: um estudo de caso à luz do mausoléu de Otaviano

“…Pai e princeps possuíam a mesma função social: deveriam garantir o bem comum de seus familiares. Os laços basear-se-iam, pelo menos, em termos ideais, em relações de reciprocidade, uma vez que se garantiria o bem-estar dos integrantes, salvaguardando, dessa forma, a ajuda mútua, a condução moral, as expressões de afetividade e a perpetuação do nomen e do numen da família (CENERINI, 2009;GLOYN, 2017;OMENA, 2018). O soberano devia distribuir benesses a cada súdito, garantir a assistência comum e o bem público (Sêneca, De Clem.…”