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 剃刀 2024-01-27 05:22:03 美国
desire for fame and anger, the eternal source of meditation
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2 有用 一个杯子 2023-11-24 23:44:21 北京
我看完以后理解的斯多葛学派是——在苏格拉底的思想下受犬儒主义的影响,认为宇宙天然存在一种合理的“好”的秩序,人要“顺应天时”就要认清自身的局限性,即任何事物都会走向消亡,消亡以后遵循德谟克利特的粒子学说以另一种方式回归宇宙,和完全的nihilism虚无主义还是有本质区别的,前者在detach from passions and external world的前提下强调向内的审视,后者从根本上否定任... 我看完以后理解的斯多葛学派是——在苏格拉底的思想下受犬儒主义的影响,认为宇宙天然存在一种合理的“好”的秩序,人要“顺应天时”就要认清自身的局限性,即任何事物都会走向消亡,消亡以后遵循德谟克利特的粒子学说以另一种方式回归宇宙,和完全的nihilism虚无主义还是有本质区别的,前者在detach from passions and external world的前提下强调向内的审视,后者从根本上否定任何inherent meaning or value of life那么既然无法改变秩序就顺从秩序,既然早晚都会消亡那就把握现在。这一块我也不觉得是单纯的“宿命论”,因为明确提到了要认清“哪些是可以由我控制而哪些是不由我控制”,由此就找到了抵抗焦虑的关键。 Book5前两段适合早起困难户反复背诵。 (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