Το να προσφέρεις και να δέχεσαι είναι ίσως το πιο ανθρώπινο πράγμα, αλλά και το πιο κοντινό στη θεία φύση. Έτσι υποστηρίζει ο Ρωμαίος στωικός φιλόσοφος Σενέκας στην εκτενέστερη και πιο αναλυτική ηθική πραγματεία του Περί Ευεργεσιών (De Beneficiis). Ο James Romm, μεταφράζοντας εξαιρετικά τα κύρια σημεία του έργου, αποδίδει την ουσία της θέσης του Σενέκα, ότι η γενναιοδωρία και η ευγνωμοσύνη συγκαταλέγονται στις πιο σημαντικές αρετές.

Για τον Σενέκα, η παρόρμηση να δίνουμε στους άλλους αποτελεί το ίδιο το θεμέλιο της κοινωνίας, χωρίς αυτή είμαστε αξιολύπητα όντα, χειρότερα από τα άγρια ζώα. Αλλά η γενναιοδωρία δεν προέκυψε τυχαία. Ο Σενέκας τη βλέπει ως μέρος της επιθυμίας μας να μοιάσουμε στους θεούς, που, δημιουργώντας τη γη και τον ουρανό, μας χάρισαν το μεγαλύτερο δώρο.

Η σκέψη του Σενέκα, γεμάτη βαθύ ανθρωπισμό, μπορεί να αποτελέσει πολύτιμη πηγή έμπνευσης για μια ζωή με περισσότερη αλληλεγγύη και προσφορά, καθώς μας θυμίζει πως το να είσαι γενναιόδωρος δεν είναι απλώς καλό, είναι ευχάριστο.

«Με σοφή επιλογή αποσπασμάτων που μεταφράζονται με ξεχωριστή χάρη και σαφήνεια, το βιβλίο αυτό παρουσιάζει στους σημερινούς αναγνώστες τη σκέψη του Σενέκα πάνω σε ένα αιώνιο ζήτημα: την αληθινή φύση της γενναιοδωρίας και της ευγνωμοσύνης και τον καλύτερο τρόπο να εφαρμόζονται».

Robert A. Kaster, επίτιμος καθηγητής στο Πανεπιστήμιο Πρίνστον

«Τα κείμενα του Σενέκα είναι γεμάτα στοχασμούς χρήσιμους και σήμερα, καθώς επίσης συμβουλές που έχουν πανανθρώπινη ισχύ. Αυτή η ελκυστική και κατανοητή μετάφραση θεμελιωδών αποσπασμάτων του έργου του είναι ένα πολύ καλό βιβλίο».

M. D. Usher, Πανεπιστήμιο του Βερμόντ

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