Meditations

Book Jacket Status Jacketed The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninusa.d. 121180 embodied in his person that deeply cherished ideal figure ofantiquity the phi... » 

Book Jacket Status Jacketed The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninusa.d. 121180 embodied in his person that deeply cherished ideal figure ofantiquity the philosopherking. His Meditations are not only one of the mostimportant expressions of the Stoic philosophy of his time but also anenduringly inspiring guide to living a good and just life. Written in momentssnatched from military campaigns and the rigors of politics these ethical andspiritual reflections reveal a mind of exceptional clarity and originality anda spirit attuned to both the particulars of human destiny and the vast patternsthat underlie it. A. S. L. Farquharson 18711942 spent a lifetime on hisedition of the Meditations which is one of the outstanding twentiethcenturyachievements of classical scholarship. All the notes to the Farquharsontranslation amplifying the twelve books of the Meditations are included inthis volume. «