{"product_id":"9780140449334","title":"Meditations","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) offer a wide range of fascinating spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the leader struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSpanning from doubt and despair to conviction and exaltation, they cover such diverse topics as the question of virtue, human rationality, the nature of the gods and Aurelius's own emotions. But while the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation, in developing his beliefs Marcus also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a series of wise and practical aphorisms that have been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and ordinary readers for almost two thousand years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Marcus+Aurelius\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eMarcus Aurelius\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Marcus Aurelius","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47381295956131,"sku":"9780140449334","price":250.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780140449334_3f7af8b4-dc4e-425e-9bb2-d61c03c41105.jpg?v=1776453379","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9780140449334","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}