{"product_id":"meditations-2","title":"Meditations","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover Marcus Aurelius’s \u003ci\u003eMeditations\u003c\/i\u003e with this exquisite edition from Union Square \u0026amp; Co.’s Signature Gilded Editions series! The stunning \u003ci\u003eMeditations \u003c\/i\u003especial edition features sprayed edges, color end pages, a built-in ribbon bookmark, and embossed foil cover. The beautiful design and attention to detail set this special edition book apart, whether you’re reading for the first time or building a library of your favorite Stoic philosophy books.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnhappy am I, because this has happened to me—Not so, but happy am I, though this has happened to me, because I continue free from pain, neither crushed by the present nor fearing the future. For such a thing as this might have happened to every man; but every man would not have continued free from pain on such an occasion. Why then is that rather a misfortune than this a good fortune?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —Book IV, 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeditations \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection of personal writings\u003ca\u003e, ruminations, and reflections\u003c\/a\u003e by the second-century Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, composed during his reign from AD 161 to 180. Though not formally published during his lifetime, these reflections on \u003ca\u003eStoic philosophy\u003c\/a\u003e and the nature of existence have since been compiled into one of the most influential works of ancient philosophy. It is a spiritual journal of the author's philosophical exercises and a chronicle of the paradox of the philosopher-king, who must enforce the law and administer justice while looking beyond politics to the cosmic vantage point from which the tribulations of politics come to seem trivial. \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e   \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57395050479998,"sku":"NW9781454957270","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781454957270.jpg?v=1778614079","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/meditations-2","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}