The Emperor's Handbook : A New Translation of the Meditations (Hardcover)

from Grognard

Most religions in the eras of the Greeks and Romans offered less in the way of moral guidelines than they offered in bad examples. The gods were worse than human. Morality and values were left to the exploration and exposition of philosophers. The dominant philosophy in Rome prior to Christianity...

from sagacious33

I've often wondered why we, as a society, focus so much on the views of the powerful and the wealthy. Surely there have been millions of unknown men and women who have adopted philosophies heavy with moral integrity . Wishfully setting humanities trends toward idolatry aside, I suppose the wealth...

from gsmattingly

I finished reading "Meditations" yesterday. It is a relatively short book but the translation is by Meric Casaubon in 1634, I believe. The language used is, I think, representative of 1634, and at times, a little hard to follow. I have now ordered a copy with language a bit more updated, I hope, ...

from dustandshadow

I really rather enjoyed this. I admit I don't know much aside from the basics of Marcus Aurelius. I found a lot of simple wisdom in this work. A few favorite lines: "Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them." "You have power over your mind - not outside eve...

from P_S_Patrick

The 200 or so pages of this book contain the thoughts of Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor and Stoic. Although being billed as his meditations, it is explained in the preface that he has also noted down the thoughts of other philosophers among his own, and these are not referenced, so will be up to ...