Mortality

The contemplation of death as a natural, necessary, and frequent occurrence that should not be feared, but accepted as a condition that makes living justly possible.

1 Book 6 min read

Summaries

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome

A series of intimate personal notes in which the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius applies Stoic principles to the challenges of power, grief, and mortality, arguing that tranquility is found by aligning the rational will with the natural order of the universe.

Mortality 6 min