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Meditations (Hardcover)
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Meditations (Hardcover)
Series: The Macat Library
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Despite being written between 170 and 180, Marcus Aurelius'
Meditations often resonates with modern readers because of its
remarkable resemblance to a self-help book. Written as a series of
personal notes in the last decade of his reign as Roman emperor,
the meditations were never intended for circulation. But they
remain today among the classics of stoic philosophy - and as
exquisite examples of problem-solving. Meditations sees a great
leader engaged in solving one of the central problems of all
philosophy: how to live a good life. Marcus Aurelius is quick to
ask questions and generate solutions, all of which lead him to a
greater understanding of what a good life really is. He makes the
decision that philosophy is an important tool we can use every day
to help us understand and deal with the world. The best way to get
to the bottom of a problem, he records, is to analyze its different
aspects with care - this will help to 'dissolve' the issue. To keep
our minds well balanced, it is vital to keep our desire for the
material and the sensual in check to avoid falling prey to negative
behaviors like jealousy, quarrelling and indulgence. Philosophy,
the Meditations show, can also help us to understand other people's
problems and difficulties - acting as a continual spur to the
consideration and resolution of problems, wherever they arise.
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