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Meditations (A Penguin Classics Hardcover) details Details Product: Originally written only for his personal consumption, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations has become a key text in the understanding of Roman Stoic philosophy. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with notes by Martin Hammond and an introduction by Diskin Clay.Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a wide range of fascinating spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the leader struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. Spanning from doubt and despair to conviction and exaltation, they cover such diverse topics as the question of virtue, human rationality, the nature of the gods and Aurelius's own emotions. But while the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation, in developing his beliefs Marcus also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a series of wise and practical aphorisms that have been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and ordinary readers for almost two thousand years.Martin Hammond's new translation fully expresses the intimacy and eloquence of the original work, with detailed notes elucidating the text. This edition also includes an introduction by Diskin Clay, exploring the nature and development of the Meditations, a chronology, further reading and full indexes.Marcus Aelius Aurelius Antoninus (121-80) was adopted by the emperor Antoninus Pius and succeeded him in 161, (as joint emperor with adoptive brother Lucius Verus). He ruled alone from 169, and spent much of his reign in putting down various rebellions, and was a persecutor of Christians. His fame rest, above all, on his Meditations, a series of reflections, strongly influenced by Epictetus, which represent a Stoic outlook on life. He was succeeded by his natural son, thus ending the period of the adoptive emperors.If you enjoyed Meditations, you might like Seneca's Letters from a Stoic, also available in Penguin Classics. Author: Format: PDF / EPUB / MOBI E-Books are now available on this website Works on PC, iPad, Android, iOS, Tablet, MAC) Note: Before I apologize, here I am not offering it for free, but you have to join our service, and get a trial period of 14–30 days, you can cancel it if it is uncomfortable. Thank you so much .. Hope you are pleased to join our service, and you can read all the books you want ..

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Details Product: Originally written only for his personal consumption, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations has become a key text in the understanding of Roman Stoic philosophy. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with notes by Martin Hammond and an introduction by Diskin Clay.Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a wide range of fascinating spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the leader struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. Spanning from doubt and despair to conviction and exaltation, they cover such diverse topics as the question of virtue, human rationality, the nature of the gods and Aurelius's own emotions. But while the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation, in developing his beliefs Marcus also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a series of wise and practical aphorisms that have been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and ordinary readers for almost two thousand years.Martin Hammond's new translation fully expresses the intimacy and eloquence of the original work, with detailed notes elucidating the text. This edition also includes an introduction by Diskin Clay, exploring the nature and development of the Meditations, a chronology, further reading and full indexes.Marcus Aelius Aurelius Antoninus (121-80) was adopted by the emperor Antoninus Pius and succeeded him in 161, (as joint emperor with adoptive brother Lucius Verus). He ruled alone from 169, and spent much of his reign in putting down various rebellions, and was a persecutor of Christians. His fame rest, above all, on his Meditations, a series of reflections, strongly influenced by Epictetus, which represent a Stoic outlook on life. He was succeeded by his natural son, thus ending the period of the adoptive emperors.If you enjoyed Meditations, you might like Seneca's Letters from a Stoic, also available in Penguin Classics.
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Originally written only for his personal consumption, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations

has become a key text in the understanding of Roman Stoic philosophy. This Penguin

Classics edition is translated with notes by Martin Hammond and an introduction by

Diskin Clay.Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention

of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a wide range of fascinating

spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the leader struggled to understand

himself and make sense of the universe. Spanning from doubt and despair to

conviction and exaltation, they cover such diverse topics as the question of virtue,

human rationality, the nature of the gods and Aurelius's own emotions. But while the

Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation, in developing his beliefs

Marcus also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a series of wise

and practical aphorisms that have been consulted and admired by statesmen,

thinkers and ordinary readers for almost two thousand years.Martin Hammond's new

translation fully expresses the intimacy and eloquence of the original work, with

detailed notes elucidating the text. This edition also includes an introduction by Diskin

Clay, exploring the nature and development of the Meditations, a chronology, further

reading and full indexes.Marcus Aelius Aurelius Antoninus (121-80) was adopted by

the emperor Antoninus Pius and succeeded him in 161, (as joint emperor with

adoptive brother Lucius Verus). He ruled alone from 169, and spent much of his reign

in putting down various rebellions, and was a persecutor of Christians. His fame rest,

above all, on his Meditations, a series of reflections, strongly influenced by Epictetus,

which represent a Stoic outlook on life. He was succeeded by his natural son, thus

ending the period of the adoptive emperors.If you enjoyed Meditations, you might like

Seneca's Letters from a Stoic, also available in Penguin Classics.

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