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A review by estranger0
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
4.0
Meditations is the collection of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius' thoughts during his reign. I put this book down in favor of another philosophy book that I have also reviewed, being Poetics by Aristotle. Why did I do this? Because I was not interested in this book, to be frank. It was only after a recommendation from a friend piqued by interest for this book, and I began to take it seriously.
It is unexplainable the amount of knowledge this book holds, and how it will change the way you view the world and people around you. This book, despite being written by one man with no thought in his mind about this ever being published, gives out expert outlooks on studies like justice, morality, ethics, and natural philosophy as a whole. Aurelius' thoughts on how we view people, judge them, make assumptions about them, and punish them has ultimately changed my own personal outlook on mankind for the better and less judgmental.
This is a mere collection of thoughts, with notes, appendixes, introductions and other nonsense taking up about 2/3 of the books length, but the one third that is actually Meditations, it is absolutely worth the day or two it takes for you to read this. You will feel a sense of newfound hope for humanity, new thought processes that will restore your faith in life, and how to achieve eternal humility and humbleness. A must-read for those getting into philosophy and for those who want meaning.
It is unexplainable the amount of knowledge this book holds, and how it will change the way you view the world and people around you. This book, despite being written by one man with no thought in his mind about this ever being published, gives out expert outlooks on studies like justice, morality, ethics, and natural philosophy as a whole. Aurelius' thoughts on how we view people, judge them, make assumptions about them, and punish them has ultimately changed my own personal outlook on mankind for the better and less judgmental.
This is a mere collection of thoughts, with notes, appendixes, introductions and other nonsense taking up about 2/3 of the books length, but the one third that is actually Meditations, it is absolutely worth the day or two it takes for you to read this. You will feel a sense of newfound hope for humanity, new thought processes that will restore your faith in life, and how to achieve eternal humility and humbleness. A must-read for those getting into philosophy and for those who want meaning.