The Social, Therapeutic and Didactic Dimension of Shame in Seneca’s Thinking
This paper analyses the problem of shame in the thinking of Lucius Annaeus Seneca. The authors examine this problem primarily in two contexts. The first, social meaning, understands shame as an emotion that appears during a conflict between a person’s “self” and social norms. Seneca mainly tackles t...
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| description | This paper analyses the problem of shame in the thinking of Lucius Annaeus Seneca. The authors examine this problem primarily in two contexts. The first, social meaning, understands shame as an emotion that appears during a conflict between a person’s “self” and social norms. Seneca mainly tackles this question concerning providing “benefits” (beneficia) in his On Benefits and eighty-first letter of Moral Epistles. The second therapeutic and didactic meaning utilises shame as an instrument to manage some illnesses of the mind (for example, anger). Moreover, to educate a “Stoic disciple” (proficiens), deliberate exposure to shame in public marks one of the important techniques to near the perfect ideal of “the wise man” (sapiens) and to prepare oneself for service in public office. Especially in Moral Epistles, we find a detailed description of this didactic approach and the limiting factors to using this technique. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e885d22fd6a343809e29ce0e604cd34f2023-06-21T08:20:35ZcesMasaryk University, Faculty of ArtsProfil1212-90972023-06-012411322https://doi.org/10.5817/pf23-1-33840The Social, Therapeutic and Didactic Dimension of Shame in Seneca’s ThinkingPeter Fraňo0Dominik Novosád1Department of Philosophy and Applied Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, SlovakiaDepartment of Philosophy and Applied Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, SlovakiaThis paper analyses the problem of shame in the thinking of Lucius Annaeus Seneca. The authors examine this problem primarily in two contexts. The first, social meaning, understands shame as an emotion that appears during a conflict between a person’s “self” and social norms. Seneca mainly tackles this question concerning providing “benefits” (beneficia) in his On Benefits and eighty-first letter of Moral Epistles. The second therapeutic and didactic meaning utilises shame as an instrument to manage some illnesses of the mind (for example, anger). Moreover, to educate a “Stoic disciple” (proficiens), deliberate exposure to shame in public marks one of the important techniques to near the perfect ideal of “the wise man” (sapiens) and to prepare oneself for service in public office. Especially in Moral Epistles, we find a detailed description of this didactic approach and the limiting factors to using this technique.https://journals.phil.muni.cz/profil/article/view/33840/30417senecastoicismshamestoic disciples (proficiens)wise men (sapiens)benefits (beneficia) |
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| title | The Social, Therapeutic and Didactic Dimension of Shame in Seneca’s Thinking |
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| title_short | The Social, Therapeutic and Didactic Dimension of Shame in Seneca’s Thinking |
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| topic | seneca stoicism shame stoic disciples (proficiens) wise men (sapiens) benefits (beneficia) |
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