出版社: Penguin USA
原作名: Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν
译者: Martin Hammond
出版年: 2006-10-31
页数: 304
定价: USD 11.00
装帧: Paperback
丛书: Penguin Classics
ISBN: 9780140449334
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One measure, perhaps, of a book's worth, is its intergenerational pliancy: do new readers acquire it and interpret it afresh down through the ages? The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, translated and introduced by Gregory Hays, by that standard, is very worthwhile, indeed. Hays suggests that its most recent incarnation--as a self-help book--is not only valid, but may be close to...
One measure, perhaps, of a book's worth, is its intergenerational pliancy: do new readers acquire it and interpret it afresh down through the ages? The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, translated and introduced by Gregory Hays, by that standard, is very worthwhile, indeed. Hays suggests that its most recent incarnation--as a self-help book--is not only valid, but may be close to the author's intent. The book, which Hays calls, fondly, a "haphazard set of notes," is indicative of the role of philosophy among the ancients in that it is "expected to provide a 'design for living.'" And it does, both aphoristically ("Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now take what's left and live it properly.") and rhetorically ("What is it in ourselves that we should prize?"). Whether these, and other entries ("Enough of this wretched, whining monkey life.") sound life-changing or like entries in a teenager's diary is up to the individual reader, as it should be. Hays's introduction, which sketches the life of Marcus Aurelius (emperor of Rome A.D. 161-180) as well as the basic tenets of stoicism, is accessible and jaunty. --H. O'Billovich --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
?The emperor Marcus Aurelius, the proverbial philosopher-king, produced in Greek a Roman manual of piety, the Meditations, whose impact has been felt for ages since. Here, for our age, is his great work presented in its entirety, strongly introduced and freshly, elegantly translated by Gregory Hays for the Modern Library.?
?Robert Fagles -- Review --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
'He has provided Farquharson's text with a lucid introduction, a select bibliography and light but helpful annotation. His selection of letters brings both Fronto and Marcus pleasingly to life.' Times Literary Supplement --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (often referred to as "the wise") was Emperor of the Roman Empire from 161 to his death in 180. He was the last of the "Five Good Emperors", and is also considered one of the more important Stoic philosophers. His two decades as emperor were marked by near continual warfare. He was faced with a series of invasions from German tribes, and by co...
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (often referred to as "the wise") was Emperor of the Roman Empire from 161 to his death in 180. He was the last of the "Five Good Emperors", and is also considered one of the more important Stoic philosophers. His two decades as emperor were marked by near continual warfare. He was faced with a series of invasions from German tribes, and by conflicts with the Parthian Empire in the east. His reign also had to deal with an internal revolt in the east, led by Avidius Cassius.
Marcus Aurelius' work Meditations, written in Greek while on campaign between 170 and 180, is still revered as a literary monument to a government of service and duty and has been praised for its "exquisite accent and its infinite tenderness."
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0 有用 意识流里鱼在游 2022-06-15 16:51:08
看着 莫名就平静下来了(也不管是否真的做得到)
0 有用 虞章 2022-07-12 10:25:54
2022/09 已经读了5遍也要算进来
0 有用 名眼拙字大意 2020-10-19 10:17:07
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1 有用 暮色·朝阳 2020-07-31 22:00:59
有点儒家的修德养性,也有点道家的顺应宇宙自然秩序,还有点佛家的此生只是宇宙大轮回的一瞬间要看淡生死....原来一直想不通一个问题,罗马时代明显是个崇尚武力和征服,物质生活繁荣,中上阶层纵情享乐(在美酒、性和搓澡中欢度一生,参见庞贝古城遗址澡堂里的羞羞壁画)的时代,为什么主张培养坚韧性格“不动心”、用理性管制欲望与激情、拒绝虚荣、看透人生在宇宙中的渺小地位等等的斯托亚主义却是主流伦理观念之一,很多政... 有点儒家的修德养性,也有点道家的顺应宇宙自然秩序,还有点佛家的此生只是宇宙大轮回的一瞬间要看淡生死....原来一直想不通一个问题,罗马时代明显是个崇尚武力和征服,物质生活繁荣,中上阶层纵情享乐(在美酒、性和搓澡中欢度一生,参见庞贝古城遗址澡堂里的羞羞壁画)的时代,为什么主张培养坚韧性格“不动心”、用理性管制欲望与激情、拒绝虚荣、看透人生在宇宙中的渺小地位等等的斯托亚主义却是主流伦理观念之一,很多政治家和名流都是斯托亚式生活的信徒?现在的想法是,功能主义地看,这就跟儒家修身养性的伦理在中国古代政治中的作用差不多,上层精英的荒淫享乐文化普天之下都一样,但各个文明也都有类似的修炼心性、克己复礼的伦理来规制社会道德生活。一套崇高的道德理想摆在那里,大部分人都很松懈,少数人就很严格,一日三省吾身。 (展开)
0 有用 在别处 2024-01-14 14:32:07 墨西哥
1、中文译本反不好读懂,英文译本亦需相互参照 2、不以文害辞,不以辞害志;以意逆志,是为得之
0 有用 Karanliu 2024-11-01 21:53:05 浙江
This is a must for anyone who wants to improve their own thinking.
0 有用 Cedar 2024-09-15 16:58:41 江西
“Human lives are brief and trivial. Yesterday a blob of semen; tomorrow embalming fluid, ash.”
0 有用 陈小小陈 2024-09-01 22:53:30 广东
受益匪浅
0 有用 bagins 2024-05-22 09:46:36 上海
听
0 有用 赫斯基 2024-05-15 01:10:46 上海
修身养性在路上