My Penguin Meditations - Softcover

Aurelius, Marcus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140455418 ISBN 13: 9780140455410

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2006

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Written by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a remarkable series of spiritual reflections developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe: covering subjects such as moral virtue, human rationality and divine providence. 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 wisdom that has been consulted by statesmen and thinkers throughout the centuries.

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Marcus Aelius Aurelius Antoninus, 121–180. 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. He spent much of his reign in putting down variou 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 died in 180 and was succeed by his natural son, thus ending the period of the adoptive emperors.

Diskin Clay is Professor of Classical Studies at Duke University and has published widely in the area of Ancient Greek Philosophy.

Martin Hammond is Head Master of Tonbridge School and has translated Homer's Iliad for Penguin Classics.

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Written by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher,
the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a remarkable series of spiritual
reflections developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and
make sense of the universe: covering subjects such as moral virtue, human
rationality and divine providence. 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 wisdom that has been consulted by
statesmen and thinkers throughout the centuries.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140455418
• ISBN 13: 9780140455410
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304