Project Gutenberg 2018-12-16 Public domain in the USA. 152 Farrar, F. W. (Frederic William) 1831 1903 Farrar, Frederic William Farrar, Frederick William Farrar, Dean (Frederic William) Hope, F. T. L. Farrar, Frederic W. Impiwaara, Heikki 1876 1964 Impivaara, Heikki Seekers after God. Finnish Jumalan etsijöitä Esipuhe -- Seneca -- Epiktetos -- Marcus Aurelius -- Loppusana. Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Jumalan etsijöitä" by F. W. Farrar is a philosophical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the lives and ideas of three prominent pagan philosophers—Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius—who sought truths that could make their lives more righteous in a morally corrupt society. By labeling them as "God seekers," it suggests a pursuit of ethical living that transcends the boundaries of traditional religious thought. The opening of the work sets the stage for a thoughtful exploration of these philosophers' contributions and their struggles to find meaning and virtue in an imperfect world. Farrar emphasizes the richness of their insights, highlighting that despite their pagan backgrounds, their moral teachings resonate with and can challenge contemporary understandings of virtue. He notes that the book will delve into each philosopher's life, starting with Seneca, while also painting a broader picture of the historical and societal context in which these thinkers operated, hinting at the intersections between philosophy and early Christian thought that are to unfold in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 24.5 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. fi Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180 Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. -- Religion Epictetus B Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Ancient Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 616899 2025-07-23T09:15:53.800980 text/html 616720 616660 2024-12-24T08:27:26.952063 2023-09-25T07:32:54.796497 text/html text/html 308817 2025-07-23T09:16:02.102927 application/epub+zip 317811 2025-07-23T09:15:56.817955 application/epub+zip 310975 2025-07-23T09:15:55.577982 application/epub+zip 553587 2025-07-23T09:16:06.310922 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527063 2025-07-23T09:16:01.347985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500107 2022-09-26T14:07:49.096892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 586164 2025-07-23T09:15:53.348991 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 560788 2018-12-16T12:03:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19890 2025-07-23T09:16:06.445909 application/rdf+xml 14719 2025-07-23T09:15:56.076956 image/jpeg 3872 2025-07-23T09:15:55.826989 image/jpeg 225880 2018-12-16T12:04:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 306128 2025-07-23T09:15:53.852969 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia