Meditations - New Edition

Klappentext The "Meditations" of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius are a readable exposition of the system of metaphysics known as stoicism. Stoics maintained that by putting aside great passions, unjust thoughts and indulgence, man could acquire virtue and live at one with nature. The Meditations were composed in periods of inaction during the wars which Marcus hated but was compelled to fight. Zusammenfassung The "Meditations" of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius are a readable exposition of the system of metaphysics known as stoicism. Stoics maintained that by putting aside great passions, unjust thoughts and indulgence, man could acquire virtue and live at one with nature.

Product details

• Authors: Marcus Aurelius, Aurelius Marcus, Marcus Aurelius
• Assisted by: Robin Hard (Translation), Hard Robin (Translation), Griffith Tom (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Wordsworth
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.09.1997
• EAN: 9781853264863
• ISBN: 978-1-85326-486-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Classics of World Literature; Wordsworth Classic World Literature
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book; Essays, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, PHILOSOPHY / Essays, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Literary essays, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500