Western Civ

Interview with Meditations Translator Robin Waterfield

Apr 13, 2021
Author and translator Robin Waterfield discusses his new translation of Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, highlighting the importance of annotations and the motivation behind the translation. They explore the relationship between mindfulness and stoicism, the concept of harm to the state and its citizens, accepting the will of a benevolent deity, and the influence of stoicism in literature.
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