Meditations: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Meditations, credited to Marcus Aurelius, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

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Marcus Aurelius wrote Meditations in Greek while on campaign between 170 and 180, as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. These memos survive and continue to inspire others to this day. These writings take the form of quotations varying in length from one sentence to long paragraphs. He explicates the Stoic philosophy that the only way a man can be harmed by others is to allow his reaction to overpower him. He shows no particular religious faith in his writings, but seems to believe that some sort of logical, benevolent force organizes the universe in such a way that even “bad” occurrences happen for the good of the whole. (Summary by ML Cohen)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Meditations
• Author credits: Marcus Aurelius
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 15
• Listed recording duration: 6:59:20

Catalogue topics

• philosophy
• stoicism
• marcus aurelius
• meditations

Track guide

1. 00 - Introduction — 2:48
2. 01 - Section 01 — 16:25
3. 02 - Section 02 — 13:50
4. 03 - Section 03 — 17:40
5. 04 - Section 04 — 28:46
6. 05 - Section 05 — 32:37
7. 06 - Section 06 — 27:44
8. 07 - Section 07 — 32:38
9. 08 - Section 08 — 35:50
10. 09 - Section 09 — 32:38
11. 10 - Section 10 — 28:36
12. 11 - Section 11 — 25:43
13. 12 - Section 12 — 22:52
14. 13 - M. Aurelius Antoninus, by George Long M.A. — 42:55
15. 14 - The Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius by George Long — 58:05

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