The Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius (eBook)

Biography of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius; Study of His Philosophy & Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

George Lang, Marcus Aurelius (Autoren)

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2020
191 Seiten
e-artnow (Verlag)
406-406605883-8 (EAN)

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This carefully compiled edition contains not only the biography of the famous Roman emperor, but also the collection of his thoughts and philosophical views on Stoicism in his "Meditations". Marcus Aurelius wrote this work originally in Greek and as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. The original title of this work is unknown but even without the original title it is still considers as a literary monument to a government of service and duty.

Autor

Marcus Aurelius (121 –180) was a Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher. He was the last of the rulers known as the Five Good Emperors (a term coined some 13 centuries later by Niccolò Machiavelli), and the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace and stability for the Roman Empire.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.5.2020
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike
• Schlagworte: 12 Rules for Life • Ancient Greek writings • As a Man Thinketh • Caesar • duty and service theme • emperor personal reflections • Epiktet • Hadrian • historical philosophical texts • Leviathan • Marcus Aurelius wisdom • Meditations • Roman Emperor biography • Self-improvement meditations • Seneca • Stoicism self-guidance • stoic philosophy guide • The Obstacle Is The Way • translation philosophical classic • Walden