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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus / translated by George Long
From the book’s cover:
The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote down his thoughts between 170 and 180. He was a late Stoic Philosopher and this one of the few examples of this type of literature that exists today. The book is written as personal notes to himself and his thesis is that one can obtain inner calm irrespective of outer adversity. The text considers good and evil, solidarity, adversity and inner freedom. It is a book that offers wisdom, comfort and inspiration. As well as the thought, this edition contains a biographical sketch and summary of the philosophy of Marcus Aurelius, a number of illustrations and both an index and index of terms.
Philosophy fascinates me, but at the same time, I frankly just don't get it. I supposed I am too tightly welded to my own theory on life, God, and the whole "why we are here"-thing. Nevertheless, it is always interesting to read a new perspective (or revisit an old one, in this case) and try and glean some useful insights. I can't recall now why I decided to read Meditations, but I know it had something to do with bumping into some insight attributed to Marcus Aurelius while learning something else, and then deciding to go ahead and read the whole thing. And that brings me down to the present moment.
