Marcus Aurelius /

In this new study, John Sellars offers a fresh examination of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations as a work of philosophy by placing it against the background of the tradition of Stoic philosophy to which Marcus was committed. The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius is a perennial bestseller, attracting co...

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Main Author: Sellars, John, 1971- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2021.
Series:Philosophy in the Roman world.
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