by Marco Aurelio · Debate · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483062999
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Meditations is a work by the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, written in Greek without intending to be published. It offers a series of spiritual reflections and exercises developed while the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. It covers topics such as the nature of moral virtue, human rationality, and divine providence. This Spanish edition, published by Debate, presents a compilation of ideas and short sentences in which Marcus Aurelius reflects on the limits of human nature, the fleeting nature of time, moral values, and the correct way to conduct oneself in life.
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.
