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The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius

Feb 03, 20242 hr 15 min
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Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a wide range of fascinating spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the leader struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. Spanning from doubt and despair to conviction and exaltation, they cover such diverse topics as the question of virtue, human rationality, the nature of the gods and the values of leadership. But while the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation, in developing his beliefs Marcus also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a series of wise and practical aphorisms that have been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and ordinary readers for almost two thousand years.

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00:00 Chapter I. The Education of an Emperor

55:34 Chapter II. The Life and Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius

2:14:08 Chapter III. The Life and Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius (continued)

3:49:51 Book 1

4:06:55 Book 2

4:20:47 Book 3

4:38:28 Book 4

5:05:45 Book 5

5:31:57 Book 6

5:58:31 Book 7

6:24:10 Book 8

6:50:37 Book 9

7:15:25 Book 10

7:40:54 Book 11

8:03:13 Book 12

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