What is the best version of Meditations by Marcus Aurelius?
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The best Meditations translation is by Gregory Hays. (Sign up for our free 7-day course on Stoicism to see our interview with Professor Hays). He writes in modern plain English and understands how to make Marcus’s words concise and fluid. It is highly recommended you first read the Hays translation.
Did Marcus Aurelius really write Meditations?
Marcus Aurelius wrote the Meditations, his reflections in the middle of campaigning and administration. The extent to which he intended it to be seen by others is uncertain. It shows the strong influence of Stoicism on Marcus and has been held by generations as the thoughts of a philosopher-king.
How do you read Marcus Aurelius?
How many pages is Meditations by Marcus Aurelius?
This is the classic and official translation of the Meditations as produced by George Long and originally printed in The Harvard Classics. This edition of Meitations is an 80 page long 9×6 trade paperback edition in creme paper and a black glossy cover.
What is the best version of Meditations by Marcus Aurelius? – Related Questions
Is Meditations a difficult read?
I’ve read through it before, and wow, I remember it as being a hard read. This short book took me months to get through. I could only find myself reading a page or two at a time. I’d read a verse and find myself having to reread it repeatedly, because nothing would sink in or I wouldn’t understand the message.
How many hours does it take to read Meditations?
The average reader, reading at a speed of 300 WPM, would take 2 hours and 45 minutes to read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. As an Amazon Associate, How Long to Read earns from qualifying purchases.
The average reader will spend 1 hours and 28 minutes reading this book at 250 WPM (words per minute).
How long is the book Meditations by Marcus Aurelius?
Piazza (2008) The Essential Marcus Aurelius. J. P. Tarcher. ISBN 978-1585426171 (111 pages)
How long are the Meditations?
The Transcendental Meditation (TM) tradition often recommends 20 minutes, twice daily. Interventions based on the Relaxation Response (Benson, 1975) also often recommend 20-minute meditations.
How many pages is Descartes Meditations?
78
Is 15 minutes meditation enough?
A study in the Journal of Positive Psychology found that just 15 minutes of meditation a day can be enough to produce results. Though I initially found it hard to quiet my mind, especially in this highly anxiety-inducing time, things started getting easier after the first week.
What was Descartes main point in Meditations?
The Meditation has two goals: to show that God exists. to show that God is not deceitful and hence can guarantee the veridicality of clear and distinct ideas (presumably when I don’t scrutinize them and consequently don’t perceive them now as clear and distinct).
Is Meditations on First Philosophy worth reading?
A book well worth reading for anyone interested in the history of philosophy, but even moreso for those interested in Christian theology.
Which philosopher is easiest to read?
10 easy & must-read Philosophy Books
1 Apology of Socrates by Plato.
2 Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle.
3 The discourse on method by Descartes.
4 Candide or Optimism by Voltaire.
5 Beyond good and evil by Nietzsche.
6 Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky.
7 The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Kundera.
What order should I read philosophy?
You should definitely start with the Republic by Plato.
Second, Aristotle’s Logic, Physics, Metaphysics, and Nichomachean Ethics are all very important to each of the classical fields of philosophy: logic, epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics/aesthetics.
Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy is also a must.
What are the 3 skeptical arguments in the first meditation?
Descartes is here suggesting the following argument: (1) I cannot distinguish with certainty being awake from being asleep. (2) If I cannot distinguish with certainty being awake from being asleep, then I have reason to doubt all of my sensory beliefs. (3) So, I have reason to doubt all of my sensory beliefs.
In the evil demon argument Descartes proposes an entity who is capable of deceiving us to such a degree that we have reason to doubt the totality of what our senses tell us.
