Aphorism collectionc. 170–180 ADKoine Greek
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius's private notebooks — twelve short books written to himself while on military campaign. Never intended for publication, which is why the same arguments recur and the same reminders get re-issued.
In Res
The Stoic primer that doesn't read like a primer, because it isn't one. Reading it as advice misses the point — it is an emperor reminding himself, daily, of things he already knows and keeps failing to act on. That is the use case Res is built for.
Subjects
- stoicism
- ethics
- self-discipline
- mortality
- duty
Editions
2002
Hardcover
2006
Paperback
Penguin Classics· English· 304 pp.
ISBN-13 9780140449334