Books like The thoughts of Marcus Aurelius by Marcus Aurelius

A series of spiritual exercises for leading a meaningful life, 2,000 years old and still relevant today.

The Obstacle Is the Way teaches readers how to turn adversity into advantage using Stoic principles, illustrated with stories of historic figures and modern success.

A motivational guide for movie stars, focusing on their personal growth and life lessons.

A daily guide that brings ancient Stoic wisdom into modern life, offering daily reflections, exercises, and insights for cultivating serenity, self‑knowledge, and resilience.

A practical guide that shows how Stoic philosophy—from thinkers like Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius—can help you manage modern challenges, regulate emotions, and pursue a good life.

An ancient Greek philosophical dialogue by Plato in which Socrates defends his teachings at trial.

Plato’s collection of dialogues, featuring Socrates, interrogates virtue, love, politics, and the nature of knowledge—questions that have shaped Western thought for millennia.

Plato’s ideas have had an enduring and important impact on philosophy, science, and all people, from the ancient kings to modern day man and to all people in between. He passionately touches on the topics of love, virtue, politics, the soul, and ethics in his dialogues. Plato and Platonism demystifies the complex roots of Hellenic philosophy by explaining the impact Plato had on the world when he opened the Academy, a university that nurtured mathematicians, scientists, and great thinkers like Aristotle.Plato was born in Athens around the year 428 BC, the son of wealthy and influential parents. When Socrates, whose ideas heavily influenced Plato, was condemned to death, Plato left Athens and traveled widely, especially to Italy and Sicily. He studied with students of Pythagoras and spent some years advising the ruling family of Syracuse. Around 387, he returned to Athens, where he founded his Academy and taught mathematics and philosophy. He remained at the Academy until his death in 347.

Elizabeth Edwards shares her inspiring story of resilience and grace after facing adversity, both in her personal life and as a politician, in her debut memoir for adults and a nonfiction bestseller for teens.

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Epictetus’ Discourses offer a practical guide to Stoic ethics, teaching that true happiness comes from distinguishing what we can control, accepting what we cannot, and living in harmony with reason and nature.

This book is a clear and concise introduction to the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. His one major surviving work, often titled 'meditations' but literally translated simply as 'to himself', is a series of short, sometimes enigmatic reflections divided seemingly arbitrarily into twelve books and apparently written only to be read by him. For these reasons Marcus is a particularly difficult thinker to understand. His musings, framed as 'notes to self' or 'memoranda', are the exhortations of an earnest, conscientious Stoic burdened with the onerous responsibilities of ruling an entire, enormous empire. William O. Stephens lucidly sketches Marcus Aurelius' upbringing, family relations, rise to the throne, military campaigns, and legacy, situating his philosophy amidst his life and times, explicating the factors shaping Marcus' philosophy, and clarifying key themes in the Memoranda. Specifically designed to meet the needs of students seeking a thorough understanding of this key figure and his major work, Marcus Aurelius: A Guide for the Perplexed is the ideal guide for understanding this Stoic author - the only philosopher who was also an emperor.