Moral and political action in Seneca: Between the sage and princeps

• Grant number: 11/19697-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: January 01, 2012
• End date: July 02, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Philosophy - History of Philosophy
• Principal Investigator: Maria das Graças de Souza
• Grantee: Taynam Santos Luz Bueno
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 13/21164-1 - Moral and political action in Seneca: between the sapiens and the princeps, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

This study has as object the political thought of Seneca in his relation to Stoic moral philosophy. Our hypothesis is that the construction of the notion of political power in Seneca is through the link between two key figures of his thought, that is, the sage and the prince. This means that for the Roman author, the moral education is intrinsically linked to the proper exercise of political power. The sources of our analysis are properly philosophical texts of Seneca, with special attention to the clemency, as well as some of his theater pieces.

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

BUENO, Taynam Santos Luz. Moral formation and political action in Seneca: between the princeps and the sapiens. 2016. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD) São Paulo.