A modern-language collection of ancient classics on virtue, power, self-mastery, law, duty, government, and the inner life.
Includes:
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
The Republic - Plato
The Bhagavad Gita
The Tao Te Ching
Ethics - Aristotle
The Analects of Confucious
The Book of Tea
The Code of Hammurabi
The Dhammapada
Work and Days - Hesiod
The Economist -Xenophon
The Principles of Xenophon
These ancient works answer the questions every generation has to ask again: How should I live? What is justice? How should a ruler govern? What is self-control? What is freedom? What do we owe to others? What does it mean to act well in a difficult world?
These books are some of the most enduring works of ancient philosophy, spirituality, law, and practical wisdom — rewritten in clear modern English for today’s readers.
They come from different civilizations and traditions, and have startingly different perspectives, but they share a common seriousness. They are concerned with discipline, character, order, wisdom, duty, and the proper conduct of life. They are not relics. They are tools for thinking.
Whether you are interested in Stoicism, Eastern philosophy, ancient politics, spiritual discipline, or the origins of law and civilization, this collection gives you a readable entry point into the deep foundations of human thought.
Best for readers interested in: philosophy, Stoicism, Eastern wisdom, ancient history, self-discipline, leadership, spirituality, law, and moral life.
