Others as matter of indifference in Marcus Aurelius' meditations

Auteur:

Edita Wolf

Date de publication:

01 Janvier 2016

Mots-clefs:

Marcus Aurelius
Stoicism
Others
Indifference

Publié ici :

11 Juillet 2017

Mis à jour le :

20 Juillet 2017

Langue de publication:

Anglais

Zone géographique:

Europe

Article de Edita Wolf

In revue Acta Universitatis Carolinae. Philologica: Graecolatina Pragensia, Karolinum, 2016, pp.13-23.

In Meditations, others are treated in a double way, as being closest to us and as matter of indifference. The present article offers an interpretation, based on chapter V, 20, where the two ways are seen in different perspectives , the perspective of the whole and the perspective of a part. The perspective of the whole allows one to see the interconnectedness of individuals by reason; it is also linked to the imagery of the view from above which enables one to understand oneself as equal to any other, whereas the perspective of a part helps one to assume the attitude of indifference towards the other and thus to act properly.

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