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THE ESSAYS Or Counsels, Civil and Moral

THE ESSAYS

Or Counsels, Civil and Moral
By Francis Bacon
Read by Hayward B. Morse
7 hours 38 minutes

Hayward B. Morse

Francis Bacon (1561-1626), Ist Viscount St Albans, Attorney General and then Lord Chancellor of England was an immensely learned, clever and ambitious man, with considerable political influence during the later years of Queen Elizabeth I and through almost two decades of the reign of her successor James I. However, he was also a philosopher with a wide interest in science, medicine and the classification of knowledge. Continue Reading →

THE ENCHIRIDION & DISCOURSES

THE ENCHIRIDION & DISCOURSESTHE ENCHIRIDION & DISCOURSES

By Epictetus
Read by Hayward B. Morse
13 hours 16 minutes

Hayward B. Morse

The Enchiridion is the famous manual of ethical advice given in the 2nd century by the Stoic philosopher, Epictetus. Born to a Greek slave, Epictetus grew up in the environment of the Roman Empire and, having been released from bonds of slavery, became a stoic in the tradition of its originator Zeno (3rd Century BCE) and Seneca (1st century CE). Continue Reading →