The Apology, Phaedo And Crito Of Plato; The Golden Sayings Of Epictetus; The Meditations Of Marcus Aurelius
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Tanning and foxing
At the crossroads of reason, virtue, and mortality, three of antiquity's greatest minds converge in a single, indispensable volume from The Harvard Classics series. Plato's The Apology, Phaedo, and Crito present the final days of Socrates with piercing clarity — his unyielding defence before an Athenian jury, his serene meditation on the immortality of the soul, and his principled refusal to abandon civic duty even at the cost of his life. Epictetus, the freed slave turned philosopher, distils a lifetime of hard-won Stoic wisdom in The Golden Sayings, arguing with austere brilliance that true freedom belongs only to those who master their own minds. Rounding out this triumvirate, Marcus Aurelius' Meditations — the private journals of a Roman emperor — instructs the reader in the art of governing oneself with grace, duty, and unflinching self-examination. Edited by Charles W. Eliot and translated by luminaries Benjamin Jowett, Hastings Crossley, and George Long, this anthology represents the very pinnacle of classical philosophical thought, curated for the serious and the curious alike. Together, these texts chronicle the enduring Stoic and Socratic traditions that have shaped Western intellectual life for over two millennia, illustrating how the examined life — whether lived in a prison cell, a slave's quarters, or an imperial palace — remains the only life truly worth living. For anyone who has ever wrestled with questions of justice, freedom, and the good life, this volume presents not merely historical documents, but a living challenge that echoes across the centuries.
Author: Plato, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius
Format: Hardback
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Tanning and foxing
At the crossroads of reason, virtue, and mortality, three of antiquity's greatest minds converge in a single, indispensable volume from The Harvard Classics series. Plato's The Apology, Phaedo, and Crito present the final days of Socrates with piercing clarity — his unyielding defence before an Athenian jury, his serene meditation on the immortality of the soul, and his principled refusal to abandon civic duty even at the cost of his life. Epictetus, the freed slave turned philosopher, distils a lifetime of hard-won Stoic wisdom in The Golden Sayings, arguing with austere brilliance that true freedom belongs only to those who master their own minds. Rounding out this triumvirate, Marcus Aurelius' Meditations — the private journals of a Roman emperor — instructs the reader in the art of governing oneself with grace, duty, and unflinching self-examination. Edited by Charles W. Eliot and translated by luminaries Benjamin Jowett, Hastings Crossley, and George Long, this anthology represents the very pinnacle of classical philosophical thought, curated for the serious and the curious alike. Together, these texts chronicle the enduring Stoic and Socratic traditions that have shaped Western intellectual life for over two millennia, illustrating how the examined life — whether lived in a prison cell, a slave's quarters, or an imperial palace — remains the only life truly worth living. For anyone who has ever wrestled with questions of justice, freedom, and the good life, this volume presents not merely historical documents, but a living challenge that echoes across the centuries.