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Re:“Study Death Always”: Seneca’s advice for living centered... by pmoriarty on Saturday February 10, 2018 @08:19PM (#16350621)
The Book of Job might be one that the Stoics could appreciate, as in it Job is robbed of every worldly good, his health, his friends, and his family. Though they'd probably point out that if only Job had practiced Stoicism he'd be able to meet all of these privations with indifference.
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Re:“Study Death Always”: Seneca’s advice for living centered... by damontal on Saturday February 10, 2018 @08:33PM (#16350662)
If you like Job you should seek out the play J.B. by Archibald MacLeish. His take on the story is that Job in the end forgives God, making him superior in some way to the God he loves so much, which is a view of the story you don't often hear.
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