A review by reibureibu
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

reflective medium-paced

3.5

Fundamental disagreements aside (which tbh are largely certainly due to cultural-historical shifts), I have an enormous respect for Marcus Aurelius in that he clearly cares for his fellow man and has an ethical conscientiousness that pervades his very being. Even more admirable is that he clearly struggles in doing so, his writing herein a private undertaking to become that which he upholds, humbly. Here is someone I could dispute personal philosophy with for hours and walk away with few agreements but fewer scruples; I think finally I have an answer for those time machine queries.