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Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus-Marcus Aurelius
Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus by Marcus Aurelius.
The Meditations is divided into 12 books that chronicle different periods of Marcus' life. Each book is not in chronological order and it was written for no one but himself. The style of writing that permeates the text is one that is simplified, straightforward, and perhaps reflecting Marcus' Stoic perspective on the text. A central theme to Meditations is the importance of analyzing one's judgment of self and others and the development of a cosmic perspective. As he said "You have the power to strip away many…
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