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lil  ·  3578 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Final Message For Class

That's a great idea.

by the way: do you have those books? I wonder if Complexity has them to mail. I have The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, but I have not read either of those two.





Creativity  ·  3578 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I have both and it's really worth a read. The meditations are also great. These three books and The Characters by Jean de La Bruyère gives really great insight into the human nature.

How old are the students in your class ?

lil  ·  3578 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I teach graduate students of varying ages between 25 and 50. Only four are native English speakers and might occasionally read recreationally or for wisdom. I don't know about the rest. I should find out. They live in front of screens. They code.

rob05c  ·  3578 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I have The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius

I've been thinking about picking that up. Is it worth it?

briandmyers  ·  3577 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Get the Hays translation. It's worth looking around a bit to find it. MUCH more readable.

viceroy  ·  3576 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Not that difficult to find, you just search for the translator's name + book title on Amazon. I bought my copy from there.

lil  ·  3578 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Of course, if you like to hold books. Start here.