The Virtual University: Marcus Aurelius Part 3

The Virtual University: Marcus Aurelius Part 3

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• stoicism
• marcus
• aurelius
• history
• philosophy
• virtual
• university
• lecture

[Gringoman911]

Even Marcus Aurelius admits he is a evil doer

[joshxxi]

"When you call someone the noisiest person in the world, you better make sure that your statement is true. Otherwise you are lying."

You're a fucking retard

[acmedressform]

Marcus Aurelius was an honest politician because he didn't need to get elected.

[1Zenspace]

@TheDuckmonk I agree Marcus was probably a bad father. the man had 13 children dieon him. 13! I imagine after so many children died, hewould stop getting as connected to them. Commodus was the only male to live, so I can imagine his father was very distant in un-affectionate. of course this is all spculation, after 1800 yrs we can't say much for certain about Marcus Aurelius.

my guess: Commodus made himself deliberately the opposite of his father. A sort of revenge for never getting love..

[TheDuckmonk]

Unfortunately all great male DNA must at some point be combined with a woman's in order to procreate. Disaster.

On a serious note MA prolly didn't make much of a dad.

[1Zenspace]

@TheDuckmonk Marcus Aurelius's DNA gave the Roman's his son Commodus, the worst emperor (or amoung the worst at least). So I think it was not DNA that made him great, it was his choices.

[muchdeep89]

"We shall not see his like again".

True and untrue.

[TheDuckmonk]

There were many Popes in western history that could be compared to M. Aurelius. Other than that this guy is right, and I would still say that Marcus Aurelius was the greatest man to ever live. Hope we still have some of his DNA lyin around somewhere....

[NorthForkFisherman]

@Songsmirth Not so much born bad, but born to be selfish and childish. A child who remains a child is to be pitied, a child who become a grown man or woman and who willing accepts the weight of their new station is to be lauded. In short, he's telling the world and it's people to get a set and grow up.

[Songsmirth]

If I'm understanding this correctly, MA believed we were born bad. I don't agree with that. I think when we learn morals and we try to keep beating back the bad, then we are moral. Not perfect but moral. When we make mistakes and we try to not make them again, it doesn't mean we won't it just means we keep trying. Does making mistakes make us bad? I guess it depends on the mistakes and weither we make a habit of doing the same ones over and over. I think virtouly trying is the key.

[davecom3]

@RationalPrejudice you've inadvertantly contradicted your own point. If you can't control it how can you change it? The Stoic school of thought on this matter extends to reputation and the general populace's base and selfish nature. The point is people will always speak ill of you, but as long as you remain virtuous, that won't matter. The virtuous man is the polar opposite of the scapegoat.

[zcaramouche]

Having read some of the base and ignoble comments here just proves what Marcus Aurelius alluded to...I strongly recommend reading a biography on Marcus Aurelius...

"Because your own strengh is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man. But if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass as well."