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From ancient Greece to the Enlightenment…

This classic work of philosophy contains the personal reflections of one of Rome's most famous emperors. In his meditations, Marcus Aurelius reflects on the nature of ethics, mortality, and the…

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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Such is the system which underlies the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. Some knowledge of it is necessary to the right understanding of the book, but for us the chief interest…

Offers a vision of a universe governed by a natural law that obliges us to love mankind and to govern our lives in accordance with the natural order of things.

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1894 Original Publisher: Little, Brown Subjects: History / Ancient / Rome Philosophy / General Philosophy / History

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…