Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations stands as one of the most profound expressions of Stoic philosophy, composed privately by a Roman emperor seeking moral clarity amid war, plague, and political duty. Written in Greek as a series of self-addressed reflections, the work … Read More

Nothing is more confused than the history of intellectual thought in the first two centuries of our era; these two centuries saw the last brilliance of the great post-Aristotelian dogmatisms shine with Seneca, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius, then disappear. Conversely, … Read More