Description: Meditations (Dover Thrift Editions) - Paperback By Marcus Aurelius - GOOD About this item : Presented here in a specially modernized version of the classic George Long translation, one of the world's most famous and influential books, Meditations, by the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (A.D. 121–180), outlines a philosophy of commitment to virtue above pleasure and tranquility above happiness. Ascending to the imperial throne in A.D. 161, Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (A.D. 121–180) found his reign beset by natural disasters and war. In the wake of these challenges, he set down a series of private reflections, incorporating the Stoic precepts he used to cope with his life as a warrior and administrator of an empire.This eloquent and moving work draws and enriches the tradition of Stoicism, which stressed the search for inner peace and ethical certainty in an apparently chaotic world. Serenity was to be achieved by emulating in one's personal conduct the underlying orderliness and lawfulness of nature. And in the face of inevitable pain, loss, and death—the suffering at the core of life—Aurelius counsels stoic detachment from the things that are beyond one's control and a focus on one's own will and perception. This updated and revised edition of the classic George Long translation is easily accessible to contemporary readers. It not only provides a fascinating glimpse into the mind and personality of a highly principled Roman of the second century, but also offers today's readers a practical and inspirational guide to the challenges of everyday life. "Consider that everything is opinion, and opinion is in your power. Take away then, when you choose, your opinion, and like a mariner who has rounded the headland, you will find calm, everything stable, and a waveless bay."Shop Dover for an incredible variety of classic nonfiction. We offer low-priced collections of speeches, histories, biographies, quotations, philosophies, essays, important documents, and more.
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Original Language: English
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Book Title: Meditations
Number of Pages: 112 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.3 in
Topic: Personal Growth / General, Individual Philosophers, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, General, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
Publication Year: 1997
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Genre: Philosophy, Self-Help
Item Weight: 3 Oz
Item Length: 8.2 in
Author: Marcus Aurelius
Item Width: 5.2 in
Book Series: Dover Thrift Editions: Philosophy Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
