https://paapereira.xyz/book-genres/philosophy/Recent content in Book Genres/Philosophy on paapereira.xyzHugoen-US<a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>©</a> 2008-2026 / <a href='https://gitlab.com/paapereira/paapereira.gitlab.io' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>source code</a>Sun, 29 Jul 2018 20:49:00 +0100https://paapereira.xyz/books/meditations/Sun, 29 Jul 2018 20:49:00 +0100https://paapereira.xyz/books/meditations/<h3 id="meditations-by-marcus-aurelius-0180">Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (0180)</h3> <p><img src="https://paapereira.xyz/reads/meditations.jpg" alt="cover"></p> <ul> <li>Author: <a href="https://paapereira.xyz/book-authors/marcus-aurelius">Marcus Aurelius</a></li> <li>First Published: <a href="https://paapereira.xyz/book-publication-year/0180">0180</a></li> <li>Score: <a href="https://paapereira.xyz/book-scores/5/10-books">5/10</a></li> </ul> <blockquote> <p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28634442-meditations">Goodreads</a></p> <p>Written in Greek, without any intention of publication, by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) offer a remarkable series of challenging spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe.</p> <p>Ranging from doubt and despair to conviction and exaltation, they cover such diverse topics as the nature of moral virtue, human rationality, divine providence, and Marcus&rsquo; own emotions.</p>