Meditations : the ancient classic / Marcus Aurelius with an introduction by Donald John Robinson, Tom Butler-Bowdon.
By: Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome [author.].
Material type: BookSeries: Capstone classics.Publisher: New Delhi : Hoboken, New Jersey ; Penguin/Wiley, 2020.Description: ix, 254 p. ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780140449334 (pbk.); 9780857088468.Uniform titles: Meditations. English Subject(s): Ethics | Stoics | LifeDDC classification: 188 Online resources: Publisher Description Summary: 'Their icy blasts are refreshing and restorative. They tell you the worst. And having heard the worst, you feel less bad' Blake Morrison Written in Greek by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher, without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a remarkable series of challenging spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. While the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation and encouragement, Marcus Aurelius also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a timeless collection that has been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and readers throughout the centuries. taken from the publisher's site.Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due |
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Monograph | Indian Institute of Management Udaipur A2/4 | 181 AM (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available |
Includes index.
'Their icy blasts are refreshing and restorative. They tell you the worst. And having heard the worst, you feel less bad' Blake Morrison
Written in Greek by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher, without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a remarkable series of challenging spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. While the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation and encouragement, Marcus Aurelius also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a timeless collection that has been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and readers throughout the centuries.
taken from the publisher's site.
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