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Meditations
- Narrated by: Peter Batchelor
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: History, Europe
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Meditations is former US President Bill Clinton's favorite book. This audio consists of a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor AD 161-180, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-12-2019
Meaningful but stagnating
Overall the book has good content, it's really something you should try to consider and take your time processing. Depending on your taste, perhaps words like "doth, hath, est, and he'eth" can become repetitive. And the sentences can become...superfluous? overdone? Marcus used a lot of commas instead of full stops. But Seriously, it is a good book and I do recommend it for someone who is patient and truly curious upon the art.
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- Joshua
- 14-10-2019
Fantastic Read..
Rediscovering my guidance of stoicism obviously meditations by Marcus Aurelius was a first to reach refresher. You will find many wise words within.
However, the Narration of this version while the voice suited someone like Marcus Inner voice perfectly, the pace of reading felt a little rushed.
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- Amir
- 13-03-2019
Great book and performance
My first introduction to stoicism. l loved it. I am quite pragmatic but love his honesty and sincerity.
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- Judgement Day
- 04-09-2018
A philosopher for our times
Marcus Aurelius’ landmark philosophical text, espousing his own brand of stoicism emphasising justice, honesty, charity, and above all, self-control and personal reflection.
Superb British narration makes this the ideal version to listen to.
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- Grant Cowan
- 27-10-2017
exceptional reading of universal integrity.
In ones life. one must endure hardship, to appreciate love. seek out adversity. find balance in this chaotic world. ones life is what one thinks and believes.
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- George
- 18-04-2016
too fast the reader was but ok at..8 full speed
old knowledge that is still relevant in today's modern world great philosophy mostly written for himself almost two thousand years ago.
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- Benjamin D. Mathes
- 22-05-2016
NOT GREGORY HAYES
Some reviews said this was the Gregory Hayes translation. That's what I wanted, the contemporary, more relatable version.
Instead this is as dense as the King James Bible, full of overly-ornate "thee"s, "thou"s, and overly intricate sentences written more to make the translator feel smart than communicate the essence of Aurelius's work.
43 people found this helpful
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- Justin
- 22-04-2020
Review for PETER BATCHELOR AUDIBLE.
Maybe this version works for some people but I can’t get past Peter Batchelor’s narration. I initially purchased it because it was the cheapest and I preferred to listen to it while I would be unable to sit and read. I think an editor should have ran this entire audio file through audio software (DAW) and implemented a DE ESSER. All the “s", "z", "ch", "j" and "sh” sounds are extremely prominent and just irk my ears so bad I had to turn it off. Thanks but I recommend you spend your money on a better version even if that means spending a few more dollars. There’s a reason why this one is so incredibly cheap and in this case you truly get what you pay for.
7 people found this helpful
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- Karla
- 31-01-2021
clarity of narrator is not the greatest
The voice clarity of the narrator is bad and hard to understand. This made me not want to continue with this book.
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- anthony duncan
- 30-12-2020
Translation
If these journals were translated from Latin, why would you us words such as "doth" and "thee" in the modern day? The language used is unnecessarily old timey in an attempt to sound fancy.
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- WT Sharpe
- 15-04-2016
Great narration.
Would you listen to Meditations again? Why?
I would listen again because I have read this book twice before and each time it remains fresh. And while I consider Peter Batchelor an excellent narrator, this is one of those books that must be studied in print as well as heard to get the maximum benefit.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Meditations?
I was especially impressed this time around with all the parallels to Biblical and especially New Testament/Pauline writings. For a non-Christian stoic who had a most unfavorable view of Christians, the similarity to Christian writings in his Meditations are striking.
5 people found this helpful
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- J
- 23-07-2020
Philosophy makes one wise
A very good book. Makes you think profoundly. For a certain parts, I listened multiple times. Very beautiful reading too.
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- XTRNL619
- 19-02-2020
good book
Trying to switch up my reading. Good book. It's interesting to see the thoughts and perspectives of someone that lived almost 2000 years ago. The author was very intelligent and well spoken.. @XTRNL619
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-02-2020
An Interesting look into Roman Stoic Philosophy
This is an interesting look into Roman Stoicism, but the translation is in an older English format (think KJV Bible) which makes it feel a bit hard to concentrate on sometimes.
Still an interesting read and I would recommend staying for the brief overview of the author's life at the end for a better perspective on how he saw the world around him.
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- Eric
- 24-07-2015
...as translated by Shakespeare
This translation is, for me, basically worthless. It must have been translated in the 17th century. There was a 9 word sentence that had the words thee, thine, thou, thy and thyself...in a 9 word sentence! Glad it was only 2 dollars I wasted. If you love olde english this might be for you.
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- Jjoste
- 24-07-2022
Forgettable
I listened to the entire book and just finished it and I will not remember anything said. Narrator was so bland. I should have previews it for longer.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-01-2019
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The only problem is, that the sound quality is not the best, you really have to struggle to understand the words at times.
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- Davie
- 29-03-2017
The narration...
I brought this version because it's super cheap and the narrator has a nice old school accent which I thought would add to the book, but actually, it's almost impossible to understand! I will be returning this book I will buy the actual version with up to date English narration.
6 people found this helpful
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- EDOEP
- 18-07-2020
My favourite book
Narration is clear, and the voice is rich and inviting. Couple this with the Stoic philosophy of Marcus Aurelius, and you'll have a great listen.
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- Jeff Pinkham
- 20-06-2018
Original Roman text read at a relatively fast pace
It's the original text written in the then current style of Roman writing (think shakespear) without any modern translation, and whilst I might not be averse to listening to the original. The pace makes it quite difficult.
Just as my brain is trying to construct the sentence in it's original form and translate it into the current meaning the narrator has moved on.
It's difficult to understand and almost impossible to digest.
The narrator's pace if slowed down may help but it would still be difficult.
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- Kevin Walker
- 06-02-2018
Clarity
Gave me clarity in my findings and helped me sharpen my focus on my projects
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