On Clemency
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On Clemency is a philosophical treatise by Seneca the Younger that explores the nature and political importance of mercy in the conduct of a ruler.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| On Clemency canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
Nero
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Nero
|
| approximateDate | c. 55–56 CE ⓘ |
| author | Seneca the Younger ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | major work of Seneca the Younger ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
cruelty
ⓘ
tyranny ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateWritten | reign of Nero ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Nero ⓘ |
| discusses |
abuse of absolute power
ⓘ
distinction between justice and cruelty ⓘ relationship between power and mercy ⓘ self-restraint of the ruler ⓘ |
| ethicalConceptDefined | clementia (clemency) ⓘ |
| focusesOn | ideal behavior of a princeps (princeps civitatis) ⓘ |
| genre |
Stoic philosophy
ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | consolidation of imperial power in Rome ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance political thought
ⓘ
early modern discussions of sovereignty ⓘ later theories of enlightened rulership ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Roman Stoic ethics
ⓘ
earlier Stoic political thought ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinTitle | De Clementia ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
clemency
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ethical conduct of a ruler ⓘ limits of punishment ⓘ mercy in rulership ⓘ |
| numberOfBooksExtant | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfBooksPlanned | 3 ⓘ |
| originalAudience | Roman political elite ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Stoicism ⓘ |
| preservation | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| purpose |
to advise the ruler to govern with mercy
ⓘ
to define clemency as a political virtue ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium
ⓘ
surface form:
Moral Letters to Lucilius
On Anger ⓘ |
| setting | early principate of Nero ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classics
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philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | partially extant ⓘ |
| workStructure | dialogic exposition addressed to the emperor ⓘ |
| workType | didactic treatise ⓘ |
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