The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius are not only one of the most important expressions of stoic philosophy but also an enduringly inspiring guide to living a good and just life.
The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (A.D. 121-180) embodied in his person that deeply cherished, ideal figure of antiquity, the philosopher-king. Written in moments snatched from military campaigns and the rigors of politics, these ethical and spiritual reflections reveal a mind of exceptional clarity and originality, and a spirit attuned to both the particulars of human destiny and the vast patterns that underlie it.
A.S.L. Farquharson (1871-1942) spent a lifetime on his edition of the Meditations, which is one of the outstanding twentieth-century achievements of classical scholarship. All the notes to the Farquharson translation, amplifying the twelve books of the Meditations, are included in this volume.
Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket. Everyman's Library Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times.
A. S. L. FARQUHARSON (1871-1942) spent a lifetime on his edition of the Meditations, which is one of the outstanding twentieth-century achievements of classical scholarship. All the notes to the Farquharson translation, amplifying the twelve books of the Meditations, are included in this volume.
Aspiring philosopher; tolerable human; "amusing combination of sardonic detachment & literally all the feelings felt entirely unironically all at once" [he/his]
Iirc stoicism has been an inspiration to at least three black revolutionary thinkers/leaders - Mandela was a huge fan of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations and fond of quoting Invictus, Toussaint L'Ouverture stressed the influence of Epictetus on his life and thinking...
Helen De Cruz is a philosophy professor.
@Giddijei creative philosophical non-fiction: Marcus Aurelius, Meditations Speculative fiction: Ursula Le Guin, The dispossessed Literary fiction: Milan Kundera, Unbearable lightness of being Poetry: Walt Whitman, song of myself Just some things that came to mind
Author of the Mike Bowditch novels including THE POACHER'S SON & DEAD MAN’S WAKE. Registered Maine Guide. @minotaurbooks
I’ve finally gotten around to reading THE MEDITATIONS by Marcus Aurelius and I’ve realized that the entire movie Gladiator, which opens with his murder and focuses on the man he chose to fulfill his legacy, is a refutation of nearly every idea Aurelius espoused.