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The Inner Citadel: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Pierre Hadot
Publisher: Harvard University Press

Apr 13, 2009 - The Meditations (Gregory Hays translation. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1998. Pierre shows what Marcus was doing, in writing the Meditations, was a traditional Stoic spiritual practice. Wonderful view of Marcus and Stoicism in general. Thus both Marcus and Epictetus draw a clear distinction between "objective" inner discourse, which is merely a pure description of reality, and "subjective" inner discourse, which includes conventional or passionate considerations, which have nothing to do with reality. Aurelius was a The "citadel" being referred to is what's under our control: the judgments we make about what's happening. The books recommended at the end of Letters From a Stoic are rare and hard to find. Jan 27, 2008 - I love Marcus Aurelius' Meditations. The Inner Citadel: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. I strongly recommend this translation over all others. Stoicism teaches concentration on what individuals can control, what Marcus Aurelius in his Meditations called the “inner citadel” of the soul. Nov 10, 2013 - The Inner Citadel: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, by Pierre Hadot, is a scholarly book which analyses "The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius". 133) quoting from the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (XI, 3): A seductive melody . Jan 17, 2011 - The thesis of his work, The Inner Citadel, is a new perspective on what Marcus Aurelius was really writing when he wrote what we call the Meditations. Jan 23, 2013 - Also, I liked Marcus Aurelius, but I did find it really funny (and revelatory). Apr 28, 2010 - Below please find Part I, in which Chase details that trajectory, from Hadot's early interest in philology and mysticism to his later engagement with Marcus Aurelius and the idea of "spiritual exercise. Nov 10, 2008 - Here is Pierre Hadot (The Inner Citadel, p. Oct 16, 2012 - Are there were similar biographies for Seneca and Marcus Aurelius? Like, if the emperor of the known world is SOOOOO mopey, then clearly there's no If you enjoyed Marcus and can gird yourself for some slightly intimidating reading, I suggest you look up Pierre Hadot's Inner Citadel. Marcus Aurelius: A Guide for the Perplexed.