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''The Meditations'' are a collection of twelve books written by [[Roman]] Emperor [[Marcus Aurelius]] in the Second Century A.D. Written in [[Koine Greek]], they explicate his ideas on [[Stoicism]] and make him one of the foremost Stoic [[philosophers]]. | ''The Meditations'' are a collection of twelve books written by [[Roman]] Emperor [[Marcus Aurelius]] in the Second Century A.D. Written in [[Koine Greek]], they explicate his ideas on [[Stoicism]] and make him one of the foremost Stoic [[philosophers]]. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
http://classics.mit.edu//Antoninus/meditations.html ''The Meditations'' Online. | http://classics.mit.edu//Antoninus/meditations.html ''The Meditations'' Online. | ||
Revision as of 08:19, December 24, 2009
The Meditations are a collection of twelve books written by Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius in the Second Century A.D. Written in Koine Greek, they explicate his ideas on Stoicism and make him one of the foremost Stoic philosophers.
One of the first lines of the first book praises homeschooling and discusses the inherent shortcomings of public schools.
External Links
http://classics.mit.edu//Antoninus/meditations.html The Meditations Online.