内容简介
FewancientworkshavebeenasinfluentialastheMeditationsofMarcusAurelius,philosopherandemperorofRome(A.D.161–180).Aseriesofspiritualexercisesfilledwithwisdom,practicalguidance,andprofoundunderstandingofhumanbehavior,itremainsoneofthegreatestworksofspiritualandethicalreflectioneverwritten.Marcus’sinsightsandadvice—oneverythingfromlivingintheworldtocopingwithadversityandinteractingwithothers—havemadetheMeditationsrequiredreadingforstatesmenandphilosophersalike,whilegenerationsofordinaryreadershaverespondedtothestraightforwardintimacyofhisstyle.Foranyonewhostrugglestoreconcilethedemandsofleadershipwithaconcernforpersonalintegrityandspiritualwell-being,theMeditationsremainsasrelevantnowasitwastwothousandyearsago.InGregoryHays’snewtranslation—thefirstinthirty-fiveyears—Marcus’sthoughtsspeakwithanewimmediacy.InfreshandunencumberedEnglish,HaysvividlyconveysthesparenessandcompressionoftheoriginalGreektext.NeverbeforehaveMarcus’sinsightsbeensodirectlyandpowerfullypresented.WithanIntroductionthatoutlinesMarcus’slifeandcareer,theessentialsofStoicdoctrine,thestyleandconstructionoftheMeditations,andthework’songoinginfluence,thiseditionmakesitpossibletofullyrediscoverthethoughtsofoneofthemostenlightenedandintelligentleadersofanyera.
作者简介
MarcusAureliusreignedfrom161ADto180AD-perhapstheonlytruephilosopher-kinginthehistoryoftheworld.InhisMEDITATIONS,aseriesofnotestohimself,heformulatedhispantheistStoicbeliefswithapassionatereligiousconviction.TheMEDITATIONSwerewrittendaybyday,ineverysituationincludingwar.Theyoftenappeartoberesponsestothestressofsupremepower,fromtheimminentfearofdeathinbattle,tothetrialsofeverydaylife.GregoryHays,thetranslator,isAssistantProfessorofClassicsattheUniversityofVirginia.马克·奥勒留(MarcusAurelius)(公元121-180),著名的“帝王哲学家”,古罗马帝国皇帝,在希腊文学和拉丁文学、修辞、哲学、法律、绘画方面受过良好的教育,晚期斯多葛学派的代表人物之一。《沉思录》马克·奥勒留是的传世作品,这本书大部分是他在鞍马劳顿中写成的。奥勒留是一个比他的帝国更加完美的人,他的勤奋工作最终并没有能够挽救古罗马,但是他的《沉思录》却成为西方历史上最为感人的伟大名著。斯多葛学派是古代希腊罗马文化产生的一个重要哲学派别,在西方文化思想史上产生了绵长深远的影响。正式通过《沉思录》等少数传世著作,古代斯多葛学派的哲学精神得以流传至今,并且深深植入近代西方文化精神之中。马克·奥勒留的《沉思录》是折衷主义与宗教的斯多葛学派的里程碑。