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Re:Marcus Aurelius: The Man Who Solved the Universe [video] by bugglebeetle on Friday January 19, 2024 @12:34PM (#39058290)
This is itself a meaningless appeal that can be used to justify any behavior, absent a concrete example or definition of the good.
Re:Marcus Aurelius: The Man Who Solved the Universe [video] by digging on Friday January 19, 2024 @01:29PM (#39059167)
Yes, obviously. It's meant to be consumed in context of knowing what good is. If you're lacking that context, don't use that single quote to guide your life choices.
Re:Marcus Aurelius: The Man Who Solved the Universe [video] by weatherlight on Friday January 19, 2024 @01:30PM (#39059177)
..or you could read Meditations where Aurelius does explain what it is to be a good man.
Re:Marcus Aurelius: The Man Who Solved the Universe [video] by bugglebeetle on Friday January 19, 2024 @07:57PM (#39063508)
I’ve read it and found it to be sanctimonious apologia for the exercise of violent domination. Epictetus is more tolerable. The better example is the Buddhist tradition, where a figure of comparable authority to Aurelius abandoned power in pursuit of monasticism and universal respect for all life.