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Meditations

  • Paperback
  • 142 pages
  • Publisher: Digireads.com
  • 14 x 21.6 x 0.9 cm

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Marcus Aurelius was born in Rome in 121 AD and would become its Emperor from 161 to 180. Considered by Machiavelli as the last of the good Emperors, Marcus Aurelius would become one of the most important of the Stoic philosophers. Educated in oratory, he would turn aside from rhetoric to the study of the Stoic philosophy, of which he was the last distinguished representative. The "Meditations," which he wrote in Greek, are among the most noteworthy expressions of this system, and exhibit it favorably on its practical side. The work is a series of twelve books that he intended for his own guidance and self-improvement, which picture with faithfulness the mind and character of this noblest of the Emperors. Simple in style and sincere in tone, they record for all time the height reached by pagan aspiration in its effort to solve the problem of conduct. In Marcus Aurelius's practice of this philosophy along with his teaching he showed that "even in a palace life may be led well." This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper, follows the highly-regarded translation of George Long, and includes an introduction by Alice Zimmern.
Meditations and Meditations: A New Translation
Meditations: A New TranslationMeditations

  • Title

    Meditations

  • Author

    Marcus Aurelius

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Digireads.com

  • Published

    June 2015

  • Weight

    187g

  • Page Count

    142

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 0.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9781420951103

  • ISBN-10

    1420951106

  • Eden Code

    4343037

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