Re:Ask HN: Recommend one book I need to read this summer?
by 0kl on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @06:55AM
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I have always been of the opinion that you ought to read the stoics in the order of:
1. Epictetus (foundational with the enchiridion) [trans Robert Dobbin]
2. Seneca’s letters (eloquent exhortations from one person to another) [trans Robin Campbell]
3. Aurelius’s meditations (powerful self-reflections not meant for publication) [trans Martin Hammond]
I found that, going back, both Seneca or Epictetus were lesser reads than Aurelius, but I’m still glad I read them.
1. Epictetus (foundational with the enchiridion) [trans Robert Dobbin] 2. Seneca’s letters (eloquent exhortations from one person to another) [trans Robin Campbell] 3. Aurelius’s meditations (powerful self-reflections not meant for publication) [trans Martin Hammond]
I found that, going back, both Seneca or Epictetus were lesser reads than Aurelius, but I’m still glad I read them.
[These are my preferred translations, but I did see this comment and just ordered the translation mentioned https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8717216]