https://doi.org/10.31648/hip.393
The Moral Letters to Lucilius by Seneca the Younger constitute a valuable testimony of profound afterthoughts of its author upon the question of death as the ultimate moment of the earthly life of man, simultaneously remaining a peculiar attempt to show the reader a possibility of assuming a proper attitude towards something that is inevitable and definite. The analysis of letters 24, 26, 30, 70, 77 and 82, being a focus of the author of this article, leaves no doubt that the most significant factor which, according to the ancient philosopher, determines a proper attitude of man towards death is his life. In this context, Seneca defines death as a particular complement of active life, valuable both morally and intellectually. Such an attitu de of the author of The Moral Letters to Lucilius also enables to comprehend his specific interpretation of death, which, according to stoic beliefs, remains one of the indifferent things. However, in Seneca’s expression, it is similar to the good, it possesses a value, and under certain conditions it can become the object of human endeavour.
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