A stoic but dying Seneca, who was sentenced to death by his former pupil, Roman emperor Nero

Watch the first video of a six part series: Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (Part 1) – Socrates

Continuing onto the third part of six posts featuring a series of documentaries written and presented by popular British philosopher Alain de Botton.

This 6 part series is an entertaining, practical and psychobabble-free self-help course for the philosophically minded.

Here, de Botton, brings us six thinkers who have influenced history, and their ideas about the pursuit of the happy life. Here we have then:

• Socrates
• Epicurus
• Seneca
• Michel de Montaigne
• Arthur Schopenhauer
• Friedrich Nietzsche

Episode 3 of 6: Seneca on Anger

A look at the subject of anger through the eyes of Roman philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca, the most popular philosopher of his day.

You may be also interested to know that this particular series was derived from the book The Consolations of Philosophy, which is a very good read, and was part responsible for encouraging me to pursue philosophy so that I could apply it to my life.

Watch the forth video of a six part series: Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (Part 4) – Michel de Montaigne

Related posts:

1. Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (Part 6) – Friedrich Nietzsche
2. Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (Part 5) – Arthur Schopenhauer
3. Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (Part 4) – Michel de Montaigne
4. Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (Part 2) – Epicurus
5. Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (Part 1) – Socrates