Introduction: Who Was Seneca and Why Should We Study Him?

“Ignorance is the cause of fear.” – Seneca

In this new podcast series by Simon Drew, explore from start to finish the writings of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, the famed Roman playwright, orator, royal advisor, and philosopher.

In this new podcast series by Simon Drew, explore from start to finish the writings of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, the famed Roman playwright, orator, royal advisor, and philosopher. In this episode, Simon explores some of the main reasons why we should study the works of Seneca in our modern age, and why his letters in particular have withstood the test of time. About the Host: Simon Drew is a poet, musician, philosopher, and mentor. He’s most well known within the global Stoic community, and he’s the CEO and Co-Founder of The Walled Garden Philosophical Society: a global community of philosophers and seekers who are coming together in search of truth, wisdom, virtue, and the Divine. The Walled Garden: thewalledgarden.com Get Mentoring with Simon: thewalledgarden.com/philosophical-mentoring-with-simon-drew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simon Drew

Soul Searching with Seneca

Stoicism, Study, Wisdom

Simon Drew

Australian poet, musician & philosopher based in Southern California. Published author, philosophical mentor and co-founder of The Walled Garden Philosophical Society.

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