Reviews

The Harvard Classics, Volume 2: The Apology, Phaedo and Crito of Plato, the Golden sayings of Epictetus, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius by Marcus Aurelius, Hastings Crossley, Charles W. Eliot, Plato, George Long, Epictetus, Benjamin Jowett

brianrussell10's review

informative mysterious medium-paced

4.0

sandtr03pper's review

challenging reflective slow-paced

5.0

connoraidenriley's review

challenging inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

rpmiller's review

3.0

I have read Plato many times, its still tedious and antiquated, and interesting. The golden sayings were new to me and quite enjoyable. I have not read any other Greek literature from C.E., mostly just from 300-500 B.C. Finally, I read Marcus Aurelius in a separate volume not long ago and did not read it again.

bird_smuggler's review

5.0

I'm already vaguely familiar with Plato's works about the life and death of Socrates and very familiar with the works of Epictetus and Aurelius, with Aurelius being basically my life's guidebook for many years now; as such, I can't recommend this volume enough. Socrates teaches us how to be honorable in life and in death, while Epictetus and Aurelius teach us to accept the troubles of life and treat ourselves more equitably in the face of the things we go through. Absolutely essential.