De Vita Beata or 'On the Happy Life' is a dialogue written by Seneca the
Younger around the year 58 AD. It was intended for his older brother
Gallio, to whom Seneca also dedicated his dialogue entitled De Ira ('On
Anger'). It is divided into 28 chapters that present the moral thoughts
of Seneca at their most mature. Seneca explains that the pursuit of
happiness is the pursuit of reason - reason meant not only using logic,
but also understanding the processes of nature. This new edition of De
Vita Beata from Enhanced Media includes an introduction by William
Smith.