Meditations was good, but I certainly enjoyed Epictetus more. There’s little humor in Meditations — you can tell it was written in a battlefield camp rather than a Greek island.
Aurelius is also much more of a “scold” whereas Epictetus is more like a gadfly who enjoys provoking. Epictetus has plenty I disagree with, and it’s not always ea…
Meditations was good, but I certainly enjoyed Epictetus more. There’s little humor in Meditations — you can tell it was written in a battlefield camp rather than a Greek island.
Aurelius is also much more of a “scold” whereas Epictetus is more like a gadfly who enjoys provoking. Epictetus has plenty I disagree with, and it’s not always easy to parse, but there’s also lots of great stuff, and I’d recommend starting with him. Chronologically, he was also first.
Meditations was good, but I certainly enjoyed Epictetus more. There’s little humor in Meditations — you can tell it was written in a battlefield camp rather than a Greek island.
Aurelius is also much more of a “scold” whereas Epictetus is more like a gadfly who enjoys provoking. Epictetus has plenty I disagree with, and it’s not always easy to parse, but there’s also lots of great stuff, and I’d recommend starting with him. Chronologically, he was also first.
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