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每满80减40 老子的智慧
老子的智慧
林语堂
¥29.99
  在儒家之外,老子和庄子另辟了一条更宽广的路,带来一种更超越的人生智慧。学贯中西的国学大师林语堂,于风趣中见睿智,前所未有地“以庄解老”,将老庄思想的独特魅力娓娓道来;抛开烦琐的训诂考辨,用人生的阅历、生命的觉悟去品味老庄哲学,将那原本生涩难解的文字赋予血肉,给予全新的灵魂。
每满80减40 印度的智慧
印度的智慧
林语堂
¥17.99
  《中国印度之智慧》涉猎了印度、中国文化中为精髓和深刻的方面,全书共分两册。《印度的智慧》通过对印度文学、哲学、宗教信仰的展示,让人们一窥印度思想的丰富性和本质精神。林语堂的文学天份和中英文造诣使本书视角独到,视野宽泛,两个古老民族的积淀和文学述说汇集于此,激荡着读者的心灵。
每满80减40 中国的智慧
中国的智慧
林语堂
¥17.99
  《中国印度之智慧》涉猎了印度、中国文化中为精髓和深刻的方面,全书共分两册。《中国的智慧》收录了中国哲学、文学和宗教等方面的代表作,生动全面地介绍了中国的传统文化。林语堂的文学天份和中英文造诣使本书视角独到,视野宽泛,两个古老民族的积淀和文学述说汇集于此,激荡着读者的心灵。
每满80减40 鬼谷子纵横智慧
鬼谷子纵横智慧
兰彦岭
¥5.60
在春秋战国时期,有这么一批人,他们文不能写诗作赋,武不能驰骋疆场,但却能赢得无上的荣誉和权力,甚至对时局都能产生巨大的影响。他们知大局,善揣摩,通辩辞,权智勇,能谋略,善决断,他们无所不出,无所不入,无所不可。他们可以说人、说家、说国、说天下。他们可以一策而转危为安,一语而安抚邦交,一计而平定战乱,一语而平息内乱。
61 de ore
61 de ore
Lee Child
¥81.67
Cartea este o culegere de eseuri pe teme de istorie literar?, istoria ideilor ?i probleme generale de estetica artelor, toate acestea fiind abordate dintr-un accentuat unghi filozofic ?i ?tiin?ific deopotriv?.
Paradoksal Ritüeller: [Aforizmatik Deneme]
Paradoksal Ritüeller: [Aforizmatik Deneme]
Naim Onur Tezmen
¥18.80
Geli?mi?li?in ??karsamalar?nda ilk akla gelen ?l?üt, meden? olarak ilerleme kaydetti?ini iddi? eden, d??avurumcu insanlar toplulu?unun bencil yap?la?mas?ndan ge?mektedir. Ara?t?rmalar sonucunda elde edilebilen, g?rsel, i?itsel, yaz?l?, ar?iv v.b tüm veriler do?rultusunda ayd?nlat?lm?? ger?ekler düny?si mevcuttur. Asalak olarak hayata tutunmaya ?al??an, ?z bireyci katmanlar?n en alt?na indirgenmi? insan say?lan varl?klar?n, niteliksel ?zelliklerle ?a?a tutunmas? imk?nsizdir. "En ?ok ben kazanay?m." s?yleminden yola ??karak, rahatl?k ve konforun adresinde bulu?an simbiyoz ya?ant?lar?n; ?a?d??? kalm??, kendi dü?üncesi h?ricindekileri yok sayan, ?ok katmanl? yüzeysel düny?s?nda gezinmenin verdi?i ferahl?k, bir?ok insan? cezbederek, ?ekilsiz ya?ant? portrelerini bilfiil olu?turmu?tur. Dü?ünceleri ve mevc?diyeti ?imento ile kaplanan nesillerin, zenginlik saltanat?na ayak ba?? olmas?ndan korkan erkin, katmerli yapt?r?mlar? bulunmaktad?r. D??s?z kalm?? medeniyetin, ??karsamalarla dolu ??karc? düny?s?nda, kendine en ufak bir yer edinimini ba?ar? sayan birey, ya?ant? düny?sinin ger?ek yüzeyine ula?t??? i?in mutlu olmal? m?d?r? G?rülen ve g?sterilen, verilen, yapt?r?lan tüm edimlerin ve edinimlerin, do?rultusunda, bireyin ??karc? sistem adamlar? ile yapt??? yolculu?a dikkat etmesi gerekir. Ritüel h?line gelmi?, paradoksal d?ngüde her d?im ba?lad??? yerden farkl? bir sona ula?mas? gereken yolculu?u yapan bireyin de, beklentisi bu olan macer?s?nda, üzüntü ve yenilgi verici sonucun, ayn? ?ekilde ikinci, ü?üncü defa ger?ekle?mesi ve ?o?u insan?n, bunun fark?ndal???nda olmay???n?n verdi?i bocalamayla ge?en ?mrünün c?resizli?inde ??rp?nmas? ve bo?ulmas? an meselesidir. Yapt?r?mlar yapt?r?mlar?, bilgisizlik ve c?hillik yeni olu?umlar? tetikleyecektir. ?nemli olan her insan?n asl?nda bir paradoks denkleminde, paradoks yolunda oldu?unu bilmesi ve ba?lad??? noktaya geldi?inde, nas?l bir düzenin i?erisinde ritüel yapt???n?n fark?nda olmas? gerekmektedir. Naz?re davran??lar?, sistem i?erisinde en az?ndan denemek, ayn? dü?üncede bulunan insanlar? bir araya getirmek ?artt?r. Ulusal bilincin her d?im uyan?k tutulmas?, paradokslarla sava??n en mükemmel ?rneklerinden birini olu?turacakt?r. ?nsan?n kat etti?i yol da, bu s?yede dünden kopu?un de?il, yar?n?n güvence alt?na al?nmas?n? tetikleyecektir. Yar?n? güvence alt?na al?nan bireyler de; kof, mesnetsiz, yalan ve riy?karl??a dayal? sistemleri ??kertme ve kendi hastal?kl? sistemlerini dayatmaya ?al??an ?o?unlu?un, katmerli ezici üstünlü?ü alt?nda direni? g?stermenin, mutlak gayreti i?erisinde olacakt?r. ?nsan?n yahut insanl???n bu eylemi ger?ekle?tirmeye ?al??mas?n?, en az?ndan denemesini diliyorum. N??M ONUR TEZMEN, 2013 MUSTAFA VE AY?E Mustafa’ya g?re; canl?lar?n, kompleks ya?am süreci i?erisinde, kabullenebilir davran?? grafi?ini topluma uydurmak ve o uyumu devam ettirme g?revi, bireysel sorumluluk gerektirmekteydi. Toplum i?erisindeki statüsünü belirleyen birtak?m rolleri üstlenen bireyin, davran?? biliminde girece?i rollerin karma?as?na kap?lmadan, gerekli ve ?l?ülü davran??, sosyal bilim do?rulu?u vey? bu do?rulu?a en yak?n olmay? gerektiren tüm birle?imler; bireyin ?zünü, karakterini ve bili?sel zek?sini olu?turmaktayd?. En az?ndan Mustafa'n?n dü?ünceleri ?????nda, akl?n? yordu?u; bilgi, kültür, gelenek ve g?renek birikimi ile a??klamas? buydu. Varolu?unun aksine, ayn? y?nde kürek ?ekmesine ba?l? olan ya?amsal uzamda, kendi do?ruluk pay?n? olu?turmas? ve bu pay?, ?evresindeki insanlara sunmas?, ona zevkli bir hus? veriyordu. Mustafa’ya g?re bilgelik, kazan?lan tecrübelerle birlikte, birikimlerin, paralel vey? ayn? düzlem i?erisinde hareket ettirebilmenin yoluydu. Bundan ??karacak ders de, birine bir do?ruyu empoze etmeden, ikn? k?biliyetini, ki?inin benzer birle?imlerinde ivme kazanan ara?lar gibi haz?rlamak ve var??a ondan ?nce vararak, kendi do?rusunun en yak?n bile?enine, kar??s?ndaki insan? ?ekebilmekti.
Hegel. Filozofia social-politic?
Hegel. Filozofia social-politic?
Octavian Opris
¥51.50
Hegel este cel mai sistematic filozof, a c?rui oper? este coerent articulat? ?i sus?inut? de o dens? ?es?tur? conceptual? ?i o teleologie cu un pronun?at caracter axiologic. Hegel a vrut ?i ?n parte a reu?it s? construiasc? o concep?ie articulat? ?i cuprinz?toare despre om, societate, natur? ?i divinitate. Fiecare component? a sistemului s?u filozofic, structurile logice, societatea, arta, politica sau istoria nu pot fi ?n?elese f?r? ?ntregul care le cuprinde, le determin? d?ndu-le transparen?? ?i sens. G?ndirea politic? hegelian? nu e o simpl? medita?ie asupra statului ?i a institu?iilor sale determinat? de conjunctur? sau de vreo implica?ie practic? a filozofului ?n politica din timpul s?u. Medita?ia hegelian? asupra politicului este consecin?a necesar? a g?ndirii speculative cuprins? ?n masiva sa oper? filozofic?. Politicul este o component? important? a structurii ontologice a lumii, un moment esen?ial al realiz?rii ?i func?ion?rii Libert??ii. Ra?iunea ?n act, cristalizat? ?ntr-o diversitate de conduite, structuri ?i institu?ii configureaz? universul practic, concretiz?nd spiritul teoretic ?i organiz?nd a nou? regiune ontic?.
A, mint alibi
A, mint alibi
Patricia MacDonald
¥66.79
Magyarázatok a Srimad-Bhagavatam tizedik éneke harminckettedik fejezetének 16-22. versáhez, az el?z? acaryák írásai alapján. A Na pāraye ’ham három része ?rī K???a, ?rī Caitanya Mahāprabhu és ?rīmatī Rādhārā?ī szeretetét mutatja be. Szeretetük egy-egy hatalmas folyóként h?mp?ly?g a prema óceánja felé. ?cāryáink kegyéb?l a bhakták megérinthetik ennek az óceánnak a partját, s néhány cseppnyi nektárt megízlelhetnek bel?le.
Безжальна правда про нещадний б?знес
Безжальна правда про нещадний б?знес
Ben Horowitz
¥24.53
Em Vida sem Princípio , Henry David Thoreau nos apresenta um verdadeiro manual de como viver em sociedade e em contato com a Natureza respeitando a natureza e ao próximo.? puro Transcendentalismo , um apelo para que cada um siga a sua própria luz interior.Este ensaio foi obtido a partir da palestra''What Shall It Profit? ''apresentada ao publico em 06 de dezembro de 1854, no Sal?o Railroad em Providence Rhode Island.Foi publicado pela primeira vez na edi??o de outubro de 1863 The Atlantic Monthly, onde foi dado o título moderno.Vida sem Princípio é um ensaio em que Thoreau coloca o seu programa para viver bem. Incluem-se aqui as suas ideias sobre a forma de abordagem da comunica??o interpessoal, modos de trabalho, sustento financeiro e outros códigos de conduta baseados na filosofia de de vida de Thoreau.'
每满80减40 创造进化论(诺贝尔文学奖获奖作品)
创造进化论(诺贝尔文学奖获奖作品)
(法)亨利·柏格森著 刘霞译
¥15.99
《创造化论》是法国哲学大师柏格森的*之作,更是为他带来诺贝尔文学奖的传世名著。本书站在生命化的角度演绎生命的发展历程,不同于环境决定物种演化的观,创造化论主张的是生命存在一种与生俱来的冲力,而这种冲力才是决定物种化繁衍的主要推动力量。 《创造化论》一书结合了生命哲学的有关内容,成为人类史上重新建构哲学的重要典范,它提出意识具有延续性,而一个强有力的证据便是生命的存在。 同时《创造化论》还为人类那神秘莫测的直觉做出了相应的解读,从而披上了一层神秘主义的色彩。作为诺贝尔文学奖作品,《创造化论》也在解放人类思想方面作出了巨大的贡献。
MALARIA: История военного переводчика
MALARIA: История военного переводчика
Андрей Мелехов (Терехов)
¥11.77
A partir de uma sugest?o de Gilles Deleuze e Félix Guattari – a de que todos os filósofos ocidentais terminaram construindo, no interregno do seu pensamento, personagens conceituais, uma espécie de assinatura do filósofo – este livro objetiva identificar esse tra?o a partir da obra de Michel Foucault. A tese em quest?o é que este autor n?o se enquadra em uma imagem única, como a do Juiz em Kant, ou a do sedutor em Kierkegaard, mas em uma imagem híbrida e triádica, fazendo coro com muitos filósofos chamados de transversais e que se instalaram no horizonte de filosofias chamadas de pós-estruturalistas, como Deleuze.
每满80减40 暴力拓扑学
暴力拓扑学
(德)韩炳哲
¥21.99
有些事物,永不消逝,暴力即属此类。 暴力性表达并非现代性的标志。暴力只是变化多端而已,其表现形式随社会局势而变。如今,它回到皮下、交际之下、毛细和神经元的领域,呈现出微观物理学的形态;这种形态的存在,无需在统治或敌对关系中的那种否定或排斥性。 它从可见转为无形,从粗野蛮横转为沉思内省,从正面直转为病毒性感染。暴力起作用的方式不是公然袭,而是蔓延传染。 作者在本书中首次揭示了暴力事件的变形记,从君权和血亲等前现代社会的斩首,经由现代规训社会的畸变,*终到了今天绩效社会和倦怠社会的抑郁。 ------------- 韩炳哲作品系列(见识城邦出品)(已出齐) 《精神政治学》(2019年3月) Psychopolitik 《爱欲之死》(2019年3月) Agonie des Eros 《在群中》(2019年3月) Im Schwarm 《他者的消失》(2019年6月) Die Austreibung des Anderen 《倦怠社会》(2019年6月) Müdigkeitsgesellschaft 《娱乐何为》(2019年6月) Gute Unterhaltung 《暴力拓扑学》(2019年10月) Topologie der Gewalt 《透明社会》(2019年10月) Transparenzgesellschaft 《美的救赎》(2019年10月) Die Errettung des Sch?nen
每满80减40 康德书信百封
康德书信百封
康德
¥23.99
本书从康德遗留于世的300多封信中选出100封书信,根据年代先后按照编年史顺序排列。康德书信是康德哲学思想体系的一个重要组成部分。它们不仅包含了康德对自己思想体系的许多重要的说明和解释,形成了康德哲学著作的一个重要补充,而且以动态的方式再现了康德哲学思想形成的过程。同时,它们也是康德生活与事业的忠实见证人。 此外,本书的附录部分收录了康德三篇重要的论文,即《关于一种出自世界公民意图的普遍历史的观念》《回答一个问题:什么是启蒙》《重新提出的问题:人类是否在不断地向善步?》
每满80减40 论语说什么(全3册)
论语说什么(全3册)
梁冬
¥39.99
  如果说,当今社会有一套帮大家如何获得快乐、如何避免不快乐的知识体系,那显然孔子的思想体系更合适。它能让你成为一个没有敌人的人——仁者,起码也能让你变成一个在朋友圈有吸引力和比较受尊重的人。   很多人这辈子都没活好,总想活出超越这辈子的境界,但很容易走偏。其实,《论语说什么》告诉我们:哪怕我们在正道上前得慢一儿,也比走岔路而绕不回来的好。   一个人上半生主要是求存,下半生慢慢就要求真。求存是向外的,求真是向内的。不管是求存,还是求真,都要有一个学习的过程。因为你改变不了命运,但可以通过学习改变自己处理命运的能力。   读《论语说什么》,zui起码可以让你在糟糕的生活中成为一个不太糟糕的人——勤勉而好学,爱生活但不炫耀,正确地好色……
每满80减40 赫西俄德的世界(“经典与解释”第48期)
赫西俄德的世界(“经典与解释”第48期)
彭磊, 主编
¥22.42
本期为赫西俄德专题,选译了英语学界研究赫西俄德的四篇代表性文章,分别涉及赫西俄德诗歌与自然哲学和政治哲学的关系问题,意图显示赫西俄德的两个世界——自然的世界和正义的世界之间的关系,揭示赫西俄德与古希腊思想的深刻勾连。 “古典作品研究”栏目选译了日本学者斋藤拙堂的《老子辨》和古希腊哲学家埃斯基涅斯的《阿尔喀比亚德》残篇。“思想史发微”则收录研究海德格尔的力作《从“同一者”到“命运”》;“旧文新刊”栏目刊布民国湖南学者郭倬瑩的《四部通論·經部流別》;“评论”收录两篇译文,分别涉及黑格尔和施特劳斯。
每满80减40 道德情操论
道德情操论
(英) 斯密 (Smith,A.) , 著
¥13.68
本书不仅从伦理道德的角度,而且从哲学、法学、心理学和经济学的角度,对资本主义社会生产关系的各个方面作了探讨。它共分为七部分。在书中,斯密用同情的基本原理来阐释正义、仁慈、克己等一切道德情操产生的根源,说明道德评价的性质、原则以及各种美德的特征,并对各种道德哲学学说进行了介绍和评价,进而揭示出人类社会赖以维系的和谐的发展基础以及人的行为应遵循的一般道德准则。《道德情操论》(1759)是和《国富论》(1776)同样齐名的亚当·斯密的经典传世之作。
Demonii m?run?i
Demonii m?run?i
Breban Nicolae
¥65.32
Avem o carte preponderent de sondare a mentalit??ii ruse, care este rezultatul unei radiografieri a societ??ii pe mai multe pali?ere, dintre care se deta?eaz? cel istoric ?i cel religios. (…) Rusia bolnav? este scris? ?n primii ani dup? evenimentele revolu?ionare din 1905?l907, ?n cursul c?rora autorul a avut o participare activ?, mai ales ?n ce prive?te punerea acestei revolu?ii sub semnul lui Hris?tos. Este o carte important? tocmai pentru c? oglinde?te deziluziile unei naturi pasiona?le, care, ?n centrul istoriei ?i al religiei, pune mereu fapta. Fire?te acum, dup? Arhipelagul lui Soljeni??n, pamfletele lui Merejkovski par simple exerci?ii de stil, ?nelibertatea” deza?vuat? ?n ele, Rusia ?arist? ca ??nchisoare a popoarelor” ap?r?nd chiar foarte apropiat? de ceea ce s?ar putea numi ?stat de drept”. ?n privin?a ?demasc?rii” ororilor contemporane?it??ii, putem spune c? – a?a cum au dovedit?o deceniile bol?evice – ?ntotdeauna este loc de mai r?u. (Emil Iordache)
Zorii din Alexanderplatz
Zorii din Alexanderplatz
Fabio Geda
¥40.79
innd seama de multiplele referiri la istorie, ct i de importana i relevana perspectivei temporal-istorice pentru orice alt tem, ajungem firesc la cardinalitatea istoriei n discursul lui Emil Cioran. n noianul tuturor temelor sale obsesive, istoria este o mega-tem, aflat n puternice raporturi cu celelalte. Aderena i entuziasmul pentru studiul problemelor de filosofia istoriei le gsim mrturisite nc de la nceputul traseului, n cteva scrisori ctre Bucur incu din anii ‘30. n acele scrisori vorbete de pasiune, de gndire spontan i personal, de adaptare natural asupra domeniului, i se arat ncredinat c, alturi de problemele de filosofia culturii i antropologiei filosofice, problemele de filosofia istoriei nu pot concepe c lea prsi vreodat. Dintre multiplele justificri ulterioare – opuse ca atitudine fa de cele din perioada iniial, dar care marcheaz aceeai aderen –, s punem dou n corelaie, scrise n ani apropiai, n care preocuparea pentru istorie este descris prin stri de dependen: slbiciune, sete, patim.“ – Ioan Costea
Ancheta
Ancheta
Child Lee
¥33.03
Ce este adev?rul? De unde ?tiu cine sunt? De ce ar trebui s? fim buni? Exist? multe c?r?i despre filosofie. Cu toate acestea, Cine sunt eu? difer? fa?? de celelalte lucr?ri de introducere ?n filosofie. Nimeni nu a reu?it p?n? acum s? pun? cititorul fa??-n fa?? cu marile ?ntreb?ri ale omenirii ?ntr-o manier? at?t de documentat?, de competent? ?i, ?n acela?i timp, cu umor ?i cu elegan??. Prezenta lucrare reprezint? o c?l?torie unic? prin noianul de cuno?tin?e pe care le avem despre om. Precht ne prezint? tot ceea ce este mai nou ?n neuro?tiin??, ?n psihologie ?i ?n filosofie. Fie c? pleac? ?n cercetarea sensului vie?ii pornind de la analiza unui episod din Star Trek sau de la melodia Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds a celor de la Beatles, cartea ne pune ?n fa?a unui traseu captivant, ?n care vom descoperi cele mai surprinz?toare lucruri despre noi ?n?ine.
Drumul la zid
Drumul la zid
Breban Nicolae
¥131.49
Volumul cuprinde dou? traduceri clasicizate, semnate de Victor Scorade?, Dincolo de bine ?i de r?u, ?i de Janina Iano?i ?i Horia Stanca, Genealogia moralei. Un mare vinovat f?r? vin?, sihastrul de la Sils-Maria a dinamitat g?ndirea secolului al XIX-lea, figur?nd – al?turi de Dostoievski – printre uria?ii profe?i ai omenirii, care au proorocit nenorocirile ce-au urmat, crimele ?n numele unei idei, rasismul, precum ?i devastatorul totalitarism ro?u. Dincolo de bine ?i de r?u e una dintre capodoperele g?nditorului german.
Discovery of the Future: Illustrated
Discovery of the Future: Illustrated
H. G. Wells
¥13.98
Such is the system which underlies the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. Some knowledge of it is necessary to the right understanding of the book, but for us the chief interest lies elsewhere. We do not come to Marcus Aurelius for a treatise on Stoicism. He is no head of a school to lay down a body of doctrine for students; he does not even contemplate that others should read what he writes. His philosophy is not an eager intellectual inquiry, but more what we should call religious feeling. The uncompromising stiffness of Zeno or Chrysippus is softened and transformed by passing through a nature reverent and tolerant, gentle and free from guile; the grim resignation which made life possible to the Stoic sage becomes in him almost a mood of aspiration. His book records the innermost thoughts of his heart, set down to ease it, with such moral maxims and reflections as may help him to bear the burden of duty and the countless annoyances of a busy life. It is instructive to compare the Meditations with another famous book, the Imitation of Christ. There is the same ideal of self-control in both. It should be a man's task, says the Imitation, 'to overcome himself, and every day to be stronger than himself.' 'In withstanding of the passions standeth very peace of heart.' 'Let us set the axe to the root, that we being purged of our passions may have a peaceable mind.' To this end there must be continual self-examination. 'If thou may not continually gather thyself together, namely sometimes do it, at least once a day, the morning or the evening. In the morning purpose, in the evening discuss the manner, what thou hast been this day, in word, work, and thought.' But while the Roman's temper is a modest self-reliance, the Christian aims at a more passive mood, humbleness and meekness, and reliance on the presence and personal friendship of God. The Roman scrutinises his faults with severity, but without the self-contempt which makes the Christian 'vile in his own sight.' The Christian, like the Roman, bids 'study to withdraw thine heart from the love of things visible'; but it is not the busy life of duty he has in mind so much as the contempt of all worldly things, and the 'cutting away of all lower delectations.' Both rate men's praise or blame at their real worthlessness; 'Let not thy peace,' says the Christian, 'be in the mouths of men.' But it is to God's censure the Christian appeals, the Roman to his own soul. The petty annoyances of injustice or unkindness are looked on by each with the same magnanimity. 'Why doth a little thing said or done against thee make thee sorry? It is no new thing; it is not the first, nor shall it be the last, if thou live long. At best suffer patiently, if thou canst not suffer joyously.' The Christian should sorrow more for other men's malice than for our own wrongs; but the Roman is inclined to wash his hands of the offender. 'Study to be patient in suffering and bearing other men's defaults and all manner infirmities,' says the Christian; but the Roman would never have thought to add, 'If all men were perfect, what had we then to suffer of other men for God?' The virtue of suffering in itself is an idea which does not meet us in the Meditations. Both alike realise that man is one of a great community. 'No man is sufficient to himself,' says the Christian; 'we must bear together, help together, comfort together.' But while he sees a chief importance in zeal, in exalted emotion that is, and avoidance of lukewarmness, the Roman thought mainly of the duty to be done as well as might be, and less of the feeling which should go with the doing of it. To the saint as to the emperor, the world is a poor thing at best. 'Verily it is a misery to live upon the earth,' says the Christian; few and evil are the days of man's life, which passeth away suddenly as a shadow. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?*** ? "MARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS" was born on April 26, A.D. 121. His real name was M. Annius Verus, and he was sprung of a noble family which claimed descent from Numa, second King of Rome. Thus the most religious of emperors came of the blood of the most pious of early kings. His father, Annius Verus, had held high office in Rome, and his grandfather, of the same name, had been thrice Consul. Both his parents died young, but Marcus held them in loving remembrance. On his father's death Marcus was adopted by his grandfather, the consular Annius Verus, and there was deep love between these two. On the very first page of his book Marcus gratefully declares how of his grandfather he had learned to be gentle and meek, and to refrain from all anger and passion. The Emperor Hadrian divined the fine character of the lad, whom he used to call not Verus but Verissimus, more Truthful than his own name. He advanced Marcus to equestrian rank when six years of age, and at the age of eight made him a member of the ancient Salian priesthood. The boy's aunt, A