Meditations

What it's about

The private notebook of a Roman emperor, written on campaign and never intended to be read by anyone else. That is exactly why it lasts: it is a man arguing himself into steadiness, night after night, with no audience to perform for.

Who it's for

- Anyone carrying more responsibility than they feel ready for - Readers who want philosophy as practice rather than system - Anyone who reads a few pages at a time, for years

What’s inside

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   BOOK II "Both to frequent" (4). Gr. τὸ μή, C. conjectures τὸ μὲ. The

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   BOOK IV XV. "Agathos" (18): This is probably not a proper name, but the

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   BOOK V XIV. katorqwseiz (15): Acts of "rightness" or "straightness."

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   BOOK VII IX. C. translates his conjecture mh for h. The Greek means

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   BOOK X XXII. The Greek means, "paltry breath bearing up corpses, so that

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   BOOK XI V. "Cithaeron" (6): Oedipus utters this cry after discovering

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