Pensées: Livres I-VI

Ce dialogue de Marc-Aurèle avec lui-même révèle un homme qui doute et qui recherche la paix intérieure.

Pensées: Livres VII-XII

Extrait:A plus forte raison, chacun de nous, dans sa Sphère étroite, en est - il là; et c'est une étude équitable et utile que de consulter, avec un respect qui n'enlève rien à l'indépendance, des prédécesseurs qui ont fourni sûrement la carrière que nous avons à parcourir ainsi qu'eux, au risque de périls semblables, et dans l'espoir des mêmes triomphes. Le combat de la vie, comme disait Socrate, il y a plus de deux mille ans, est le plus beau et le plus difficile des combats. Socrate en est sorti vainqueur, nous savons à quel prix; et il peut à jamais en instruire d'autres à tenter, et à remporter peut-être, sur ses traces, d'aussi nobles victoires.

Pensées de Marc-Auréle

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 The extraordinary writings of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180), the only Roman emperor to have also been a stoic philosopher, have for centuries been praised for their wisdom, insight and guidance by leaders and great thinkers alike. Never intended for publication, Meditations are the personal notes born from a man who studied his unique position of power as emperor while trying to uphold inner balance in the chaotic world around him.

 Boldly challenging many of our biggest questions, Aurelius wrestles with the divided self, considering the complexities of human nature, rationality and moral virtue, affirming its place as one of the most timeless, significant works of philosophy to date.

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius var kendt som filosoffen på kejsertronen, da han skrev en lang række stoiske aforismer på græsk under sine mange felttog. Aforismerne er samlet i værket Ta eis heauton (Tanker til sig selv). Hans filosofi er præget af en beskeden og værdig holdning til livets tilskikkelser. En del af hans tanker ligner kristendommens, som han i øvrigt bekæmpede. Lighederne skyldes, at også kristendommens var påvirket af stoicismen.

Tanker til sig selv

Written in Greek, without any intention of publication, by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) offer a remarkable series of challenging spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. Ranging from doubt and despair to conviction and exaltation, they cover such diverse topics as the nature of moral virtue, human rationality, divine providence, and Marcus' own emotions. But while the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation and encouragement, in developing his beliefs Marcus Aurelius also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a timeless collection of extended meditations and short aphorisms that has been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and readers through the centuries.

Pensées à moi-même : Anthologie

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Poetics by Aristotle

The Athenian Constitution by Aristotle

On Life and Death by Aristotle

Agamemnon by Aeschylus

The Eumenides by Aeschylus

The Choephori by Aeschylus

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

Medea by Euripides

The Works and Days by Hesiod

The Theogony by Hesiod

The Shield of Heracles by Hesiod

The Odyssey by Homer

The Apology of Socrates by Plato

Charmides by Plato

Crito by Plato

Euthyphro by Plato

Ion by Plato

Laches by Plato

Lysis by Plato

Menexenus by Plato

The Republic by Plato

The Allegory of the Cave by Plato

Symposium by Plato

Meno by Plato

Phaedo by Plato

Critias by Plato

The Complete Poems by Sappho

Antigone by Sophocles

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This book is about my experiences in the London Ambulance Service. I joined the Patient Transport Service in July 1989 and left after 20 years of service, in 2009. I then moved to Devon and worked in the South Western Ambulance Service, in their control room for three years, before retiring. This book is something I felt I had to do as it was always in the back of my mind. Not for fame or fortune, (fat chance) it's just a story of my experiences that I felt had to be told. My book is about some of the calls that I attended, and include: the elderly, murder, hangings, mental illness, fires and other situations, as well as my time with the Patient Transport Service. I hope you enjoy this small insight into a very satisfying and rewarding job - an immensely important job in our society as are the other emergency services. I moved away from my busy Lavender Hill station in 2002. Therefore, all the emergency calls I attended, all take place during the period I worked there, and at my first station, and other stations where I worked overtime. All the calls take place in London. My book is not indicative of the majority of staff within this service. As with every organisation, there will always be bad apples - and those bad apples can infect the good ones. My book has and each chapter is preceded with a Tanka[1] and/or other poem, a sketch or an illustration. I am very different to other people in that I am an I. N. F. J. and also have something called Synaesthesia. Some of my stories are told with the benefit of hindsight, and what was discovered, and heard at coroner's court, and my being an I. N. F. J.. My senses are so acute that I can absorb their energy, (good and bad) hear their thoughts, and feel their feelings, its awful most of the time, as most people are very unhappy, and have many problems. It's almost comparable to the reading of people's minds, but not quite. Consequently, I go to quiet places to shop, and at the quietest times. I also tend to be alone most of the time, sit in a park, or a beach, so that I can recharge myself. I also have synaesthesia, which has several forms. Its basic definition is the production of a sense impression, relating to one sense or part of the body by stimulation of another sense, or part of the body. I will add a snippet of a poem, that can best describe what I have always been like. It's called "Life changes". Life changesI have always been susceptible to odd things, Strange phenomena, Since I was little I knew what was to be saidlook at someone and know them, know their life, I remember, I predicted over 12 plane crashes, Between the ages of 23 - 40 "it" disappeared, At some point in the ambulance service "it" reappeared, I knew things I shouldn't know, I could "feel" people's pain, Their grief, their sorrow, I knew when they hurt, and gave them comfort, And they knew, I knew.

Pensées: Livres I-VI

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