{"product_id":"how-to-give-an-ancient-guide-to-giving-and-receiving-hardcover","title":"How to Give: An Ancient Guide to Giving and Receiving - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSeneca\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames S. Romm\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJames S. Romm\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimeless wisdom on generosity and gratitude from the great Stoic philosopher Seneca\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo give and receive well may be the most human thing you can do--but it is also the closest you can come to divinity. So argues the great Roman Stoic thinker Seneca (c. 4 BCE-65 CE) in his longest and most searching moral treatise, \"On Benefits\" (\u003ci\u003eDe Beneficiis\u003c\/i\u003e). James Romm's splendid new translation of essential selections from this work conveys the heart of Seneca's argument that generosity and gratitude are among the most important of all virtues. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Seneca, the impulse to give to others lies at the very foundation of society; without it, we are helpless creatures, worse than wild beasts. But generosity did not arise randomly or by chance. Seneca sees it as part of our desire to emulate the gods, whose creation of the earth and heavens stands as the greatest gift of all. Seneca's soaring prose captures his wonder at that gift, and expresses a profound sense of gratitude that will inspire today's readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComplete with an enlightening introduction and the original Latin on facing pages, \u003ci\u003eHow to Give\u003c\/i\u003e is a timeless guide to the profound significance of true generosity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Romm\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor and translator of Seneca's\u003ci\u003e How to Keep Your Cool \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHow to Die \u003c\/i\u003e(both Princeton) and the author of \u003ci\u003eDying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. He is the James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Classics at Bard College and lives in Barrytown, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 6.9 x 4.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52723964346675,"sku":"9780691192093","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Y3hBaGxmMnMwNWFnQ205dENaeW54QT09.webp?v=1763679529","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/how-to-give-an-ancient-guide-to-giving-and-receiving-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}