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Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius
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Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius
Stoics such as Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius believed that the only good life was a life based on reason, without concession to passions. A good life leads to a state of tranquility. Marcus Aurelius formulated his Stoic philosophy in his Meditations.
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Ethics; Roman Empire; Stoicism; Philosophy, Western; Aurelius, Marcus
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