On the vitality of the soul and its attributes
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Book Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Book Description: The final volume of Seneca's moral letters. Common Stoic themes emerge again and again: the unreliability of fortune, the ability to form Stoic resolve, and the importance of virtue.
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Besides, there cannot be one soul to two living things, much less to many living things.
And if Justice, Bravery, Restraint, and all the other virtues, are living things, how will they have one soul?
They must possess separate souls, or else they are not living things.
Book: Moral Letters Vol III
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On the vitality of the soul and its attributes
Location: Chapter 113, Section 12
Content:
12.
Besides, there cannot be one soul to two living things, much less to many living things.
And if Justice, Bravery, Restraint, and all the other virtues, are living things, how will they have one soul?
They must possess separate souls, or else they are not living things.