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Meditations

Meditations

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Product Code:
1591-01
ISBN
978-619-152-683-3
SKU
11.0292
Year
28-09-2015
Translation
from Ancient Greek: Bogdan Bogdanov
Pages
216
Size
110/190 мм
Weight
0.35 kg
Collection
Колекция "Извори"
Cover Type
Paperback
Genre
Ancient Philosophy

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD) was Roman emperor from 161 to 180, ruling jointly with his adoptive brother, Lucius Verus, until Verus' death in 169, and jointly with his son, Commodus, from 177 till Aurelius' own death. He was the last of the so-called Five Good Emperors. He was a practitioner of Stoicism, and his untitled writing, commonly known as Meditations, is a significant source of the modern…

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Written in Greek, without any intention of publication, by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) offer a remarkable series of challenging spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe.

Ranging from doubt and despair to conviction and exaltation, they cover such diverse topics as the nature of moral virtue, human rationality, divine providence, and Marcus' own emotions.

But while the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation and encouragement, in developing his beliefs Marcus Aurelius also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a timeless collection of extended meditations and short aphorisms that have been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and readers through the centuries.

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