One day in the 17th century a clever translator, Méric Casaubon, gave the collection the title “Meditations,” and a bestseller was born. Though it lacks structure and deploys, at times ...

In fact, we’re going on about him more than ever. That’s largely due to the long-standing popularity of the Meditations, the notes he wrote for himself about how to apply Stoic philosophy in ...

With pursuing happiness all the rage at the moment, no doubt someone has already recommended meditation to you. What new insight could yet another expert touting the benefits of mindfulness ...

Unpublished during his lifetime and found untitled with his mortal remains, this work has come to be called his Meditations. Described by philosopher and biblical scholar Ernst Renan as “a ...