JULIÁN MARÍAS (1914-2005) THEMES ON THIS PAGE: 1. PHILOSOPHIZING INCLUDES ITS HISTORY 2. THE EXPERIENCE OF LIFE 3. TRUTH 4. AUTHENTICITY Julián Marías (1914-2005) was a Spanish philosopher, a student of Ortega y Gasset, and a major thinker of the so-called Madrid School. The Spanish Civil War interrupted his philosophy studies at Complutence University of Madrid, and after the war his PhD thesis was rejected because of his criticism of the dictator Franco. He was imprisoned for several months, and was released thanks to...
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Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) THEMES ON THIS PAGE: 1. SOLITUDE2. ON HUMAN INCONSISTENCY3. FRIENDSHIP4. LIFE´S PLEASURE 5. DEATH Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) was an influential French philosopher of the Renaissance. He was born to a wealthy family in southwest France, where his father, Lord of Montaigne, gave him a rich educational program at home. As a child he was brought up speaking Latin, which became his first language. He studied law at the University of Toulouse, and then served in various important...
MARCUS AURELIUS (121-180) THEMES ON THIS PAGE: 1. HARMONY WITH NATURE2. INNER PEACE3. SELF-REFLECTION4. TIME AND CHANGE5. THE REAL SELF Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) was a Philosopher and a Roman emperor from the Stoic school of philosophy. As a Stoic, he emphasized the importance of maintaining inner peace, accepting fate calmly, moral and rational behavior, freedom from the power of emotions, and being in harmony with the cosmos.Marcus was born in Rome to a rich aristocratic family, and was educated at...
Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius, Meditations The true self as the rational self Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) was a Philosopher and a Roman emperor from the Stoic school of philosophy. As a Stoic, he emphasized the importance of maintaining inner peace, accepting fate calmly, freedom from the power of emotions, and being in harmony with the cosmos. To do this, the Stoics believed, one has to be true to one’s rational faculty (as opposed to emotional forces) – also called one’s “guiding principle,...