EAN: 9780812968255

MEDITATIONS - MARC AUREL KARTONIERT (TB)

Nearly two thousand years after it was written  Meditations remains profoundly relevant for
anyone seeking to lead a meaningful life. Few ancient works have been as influential as the
Meditations of Marcus Aurelius  philosopher and emperor of Rome (A.D. 161-180). A series of
spiritual exercises filled with wisdom  practical guidance  and profound understanding of human
behavior  it remains one of the greatest works of spiritual and ethical reflection ever
written. Marcus's insights and advice-on everything from living in the world to coping with
adversity and interacting with others-have made the Meditations required reading for statesmen
and philosophers alike  while generations of ordinary readers have responded to the
straightforward intimacy of his style. For anyone who struggles to reconcile the demands of
leadership with a concern for personal integrity and spiritual well-being  the Meditations
remains as relevant now as it was two thousand years ago. In Gregory Hays's new translation-the
first in thirty-five years-Marcus's thoughts speak with a new immediacy. In fresh and
unencumbered English  Hays vividly conveys the spareness and compression of the original Greek
text. Never before have Marcus's insights been so directly and powerfully presented. With an
Introduction that outlines Marcus's life and career  the essentials of Stoic doctrine  the
style and construction of the Meditations  and the work's ongoing influence  this edition makes
it possible to fully rediscover the thoughts of one of the most enlightened and intelligent
leaders of any era.

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