Stoicism Collection: Meditations, On the Shortness of Life, and Enchiridion

By: Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus

Narrated by: Jonathan Waters

This Stoicism audiobook collection contains three of the most influential Stoic pieces. Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus helped to shape Stoicism with their writings of "Meditations", "On the Shortness of Life", and "Enchiridion".

In his personal writings of "Meditations", Marcus Aurelius records private notes to himself as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. "On the Shortness of Life" by Seneca is a moral essay in which Seneca brings up many Stoic principles on the nature of time, namely that people waste much of it in meaningless pursuits. According to the essay, nature gives people enough time to do what is important, and the individual must allot it properly. In general, time is best used by living in the present moment in pursuit of the intentional, purposeful life. Finally, "Enchiridion" by Epictetus is a short manual of Stoic ethical advice and an excellent summary of Stoic principles. The narration of this Stoicism collection is great for anyone interested in Stoicism and is narrated brilliantly by Johnathan Waters.

Public Domain (P)2018 Combray Media

Timeless wisdom for the ages.

Technology and scientific advances may change but the basic nature of man stays the same.


These writings which were part of any classical education still carries relevance in a period when most people do not read.


It is worth a listen to realize that wisdom and philosophical insights are timeless.The listener will learn about people and life from this well performed book.


This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Excellent

An excellent collection on stoicism. And an exercise in patience. Loved it.

This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review.

The language in the book made me work hard

Use this book to verify material presented in other books on stoicism. The language in this book is antiquated. So sometimes when I was not fully devoured to my own comprehension, j was not getting as much out of it as might otherwise. Some of the ideas don't jive with modern society but still a lot of wisdom here.

Great Texts, challenging Audiobook

These books are better read directly than through audio. That said, The reader is sexy af.

Hard to follow

Very hard to follow. The accent of the reader is not the best for non English speakers.