SENECA – A FEW ASPECTS OF A SUI GENERIS CHRISTIANITY
SENECA – A FEW ASPECTS OF A SUI GENERIS CHRISTIANITY

Summary/Abstract: The idea of this text is to show that even before Christ, according to Saint Justin the Martyr and Philosopher, a seed of Logos could provide an imperfect form of knowledge even to the one who, through its own contemplation and struggle, wished to come closer to the Truth. In this light can be understood also the way in which Seneca, without having knowledge about the Christian teachings, uses philosophy in a soteriologic sense, in order to provide his times with a Sui Generis Christianity, trying to rebuild the man by virtue, using philosophy. Appreciating the time, the alienation from evil, and the thought to death of which nobody can escape - are fundamental ideas of Seneca's philosophy, which emphasizes the role of freedom which man must exercise throughout life.

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