On instinct in animals
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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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But some object as follows: “According to your account, one’s constitution consists of a ruling power in the soul which has a certain relation towards the body.
But how can a child comprehend this intricate and subtle principle, which I can scarcely explain even to you?
All living creatures should be born logicians, so as to understand a definition which is obscure to the majority of Roman citizens!”
Book: Moral Letters Vol III
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On instinct in animals
Location: Chapter 121, Section 10
Content:
10.
But some object as follows: “According to your account, one’s constitution consists of a ruling power in the soul which has a certain relation towards the body.
But how can a child comprehend this intricate and subtle principle, which I can scarcely explain even to you?
All living creatures should be born logicians, so as to understand a definition which is obscure to the majority of Roman citizens!”