Letter 1: On Saving Time
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"Letter 1: On Saving Time" is the opening moral epistle in Seneca’s *Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium*, in which he urges the careful guarding and wise use of one’s limited time as a central philosophical duty.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Stoic text
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ancient Roman philosophical work ⓘ moral epistle ⓘ philosophical letter ⓘ |
| addressee | Lucilius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| advises |
guarding one’s time from others’ demands
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living as if each day could be the last ⓘ reconciling oneself to the limits of life’s duration ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosopher | Lucius Annaeus Seneca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Seneca the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
philosophical attitude toward mortality
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saving and guarding time ⓘ the brevity of life ⓘ the value of time ⓘ time as a moral responsibility ⓘ wise use of one’s limited time ⓘ |
| collectionSizeContext | one of 124 letters in Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
that life seems short because much of it is wasted
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that one should begin to live at once ⓘ that people guard property more than time ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
inner discipline regarding time
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personal moral reform ⓘ |
| genre | didactic prose ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| influence |
Christian moral literature on the use of time
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later reflections on time in Western philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| letterNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| literaryForm | epistolary ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalDomain |
ethics
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practical wisdom ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Stoicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
carpe diem
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memento mori ⓘ |
| relatedWork | On the Shortness of Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkAuthor | Seneca the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teaches |
that one should keep careful account of time
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that one should withdraw from trivial and vain pursuits ⓘ that philosophy is the best use of time ⓘ that time is the only truly our own possession ⓘ that wasting time is a serious moral failing ⓘ |
| workStatus | extant ⓘ |
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