by Marco Aurelio, Oscar Wilde · FISCHER Taschenbuch · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9783596902347
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
«Die schönsten Aphorismen» is an anthology of aphorisms from Marcus Aurelius to Oscar Wilde (Fischer Taschenbuch, paperback, 192 pages, in German).
The aphorism is a brief saying that originated as a medical precept and, since the seventeenth century, has become established as a literary form for condensing truths about the world and people. This anthology traces that tradition from Marcus Aurelius to Oscar Wilde and includes Blaise Pascal, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg and Arthur Schopenhauer, among others.
Part of the Fischer Klassik collection. Published in 2009. Subtitle: «Von Marc Aurel bis Oscar Wilde».
For philosophy readers interested in brief quotations and thoughts for reflection.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher. He was a member of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty, the last of the rulers later known as the Five Good Emperors and the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace, calm, and stability for the Roman Empire lasting from 27 BC to 180 AD. He served as Roman consul in 140, 145, and 161.
