內容簡介
A new series of beautiful hardcover nonfiction classics, with covers designed by Coralie Bickford-SmithWorld-changing ideas meet eye-catching design: the best titles of the extraordinarily successful Great Ideas series are now packaged in Coralie Bickford-Smith’s distinctive, award-winning covers. Whether on a well-curated shelf or in your back pocket, these timeless works of philosophical, political, and psychological thought are absolute must-haves for book collectors as well as design enthusiasts.
Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius? offer a wide range of fascinating spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the leader struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. Spanning from doubt and despair to conviction and exaltation, they cover such diverse topics as the question of virtue, human rationality, the nature of the gods and the values of leadership. But while the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation, in developing his beliefs Marcus also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a series of wise and practical aphorisms that have been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and ordinary readers for almost two thousand years.
To provide a full understanding of Aurelius's seminal work, this edition includes?explanatory notes, a general index, an index of quotations, an index of names, and?an introduction by Diskin Clay putting the work in its biographical, historical, and literary context,?a chronology of Marcus Aurelius's life and career.
For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500?titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the?series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date?translations by award-winning translators.
作者簡介
Marcus Aelius Aurelius Antoninus?(121-180 CE) was adopted by the emperor Antoninus Pius and succeeded him in 161, (as joint emperor with adoptive brother Lucius Verus). The last of the so-called Five Good Emperors, he ruled alone from 169.? Presiding over a changing Rome, he spent much of his reign in putting down variou rebellions. Today, he is best-know for his Meditations, a series of reflections, strongly influenced by Epictetus, which cemented his place as one of the greatest Stoic Philosophers. He died in 180 and was succeed by his natural son, thus ending the period of the adoptive emperors.
Diskin Clay?is Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies at Duke University and has published widely in the area of Ancient Greek Philosophy.
Martin Hammond?was Head Master of Tonbridge School and has translated many works of classic literature, including Homer's Iliad for Penguin Classics.,,,,,,
精彩書評
“Here, for our age, is [Marcus’s] great work presented in its entirety, strongly introduced and freshly, elegantly translated.” —Robert Fagles
前言/序言
好的,這是一本名為《The Art of War》的圖書簡介,內容詳實,不含《Meditations》的任何信息: --- 《孫子兵法》(The Art of War) 穿越時空的戰略智慧:一部永恒的軍事與人生指南 作者: 孫武 (Sun Tzu) 版本: 精裝典藏版 簡介: 《孫子兵法》,這部成書於兩韆多年前的中國古代軍事著作,是人類曆史上最偉大的戰略思想經典之一。它並非僅僅是一本關於戰術和兵種部署的指南,而是一部深刻洞察人性、衝突本質以及決策藝術的哲學巨著。這部精裝典藏版,通過嚴謹的現代翻譯和詳盡的注釋,帶領讀者重返那個群雄逐鹿、智慧閃耀的時代,探索孫武那超越時空的洞察力。 核心思想:不戰而屈人之兵 孫子的核心理念在於“知彼知己,百戰不殆”,以及“上兵伐謀,其次伐交,其次伐兵,其下攻城”。他推崇的是通過智慧、情報和對局勢的精準判斷,以最小的代價達成最終目標。戰爭被視為一種必要的、但必須謹慎處理的“非常之道”。因此,真正的勝利並非在於血腥的廝殺,而在於通過戰略規劃和心理博弈,使敵人不戰而降服。 本書的精髓在於其對“道”的理解——即影響戰爭勝負的根本性因素,包括政治環境、氣候、地形、將領的素質以及軍隊的紀律。孫子教導的不僅僅是將軍如何打仗,更是領導者如何在充滿變數的環境中做齣最優化決策。 結構與內容深度解析: 《孫子兵法》共分十三篇,每一篇都係統地闡述瞭軍事戰略的不同側麵,其深度和廣度令人嘆服: 第一篇:始計 (Laying Plans) 開篇即確立瞭戰爭的嚴肅性,強調在開戰之前,必須對“五事七計”(道、天、地、將、法,以及政治、氣候、地形、將帥、法製)進行全麵、冷靜的評估。孫子指齣,那些在戰前已經預測到勝負的指揮官,纔是真正的勝利者。這篇是戰略規劃的基石。 第二篇:作戰 (Waging War) 本篇聚焦於後勤與成本控製。孫子嚴厲批評瞭曠日持久的戰爭,認為拖延戰術是對國傢資源的巨大消耗。他強調速度與效率,主張速戰速決,將戰爭的經濟成本控製在最低水平。 第三篇:謀攻 (Attack by Stratagem) 這是全書中最富哲學意味的篇章之一。孫子明確指齣,最佳的策略是瓦解敵人的聯盟(伐交),其次是挫敗其戰略意圖(伐謀)。他以極高的清晰度論證瞭“攻城為下,攻心為上”的原則,強調戰略層麵上的威懾與布局遠勝於實際的武力接觸。 第四篇:形 (Tactical Dispositions) 本篇探討如何確保自身立於不敗之地。孫子認為,防守是勝利的前提。隻有當自己構築瞭堅不可摧的防禦態勢(形),纔具備瞭主動齣擊(勢)的基礎。他教導我們如何隱藏實力,讓對手無法找到攻擊的破綻。 第五篇:勢 (Energy/Momentum) 如果說“形”是靜態的防禦部署,那麼“勢”就是動態的力量運用。孫子闡述瞭如何積蓄和釋放“勢能”,如同圓石自高山滾落,具有不可阻擋的力量。這涉及到對軍隊士氣、時機的把握,以及如何通過組織結構來放大指揮官的意誌。 第六篇:虛實 (Weak Points and Strong) 這是關於戰場機動性和信息戰的精髓。孫子教導指揮官如何引導敵人暴露弱點,並在敵人最不防備時發起攻擊。關鍵在於掌握主動權,迫使敵人根據你的部署進行反應,從而始終處於有利的“實”地,而讓敵人疲於奔命於“虛”處。 第七篇:軍爭 (Maneuvering) 本篇著重論述戰場上的機動與速度。如何爭奪有利地形,如何以“奇正”配閤(正麵部署與側翼突襲)來迷惑對手,以及如何利用地形和時間差來建立優勢。 第八篇:九變 (Variation in Tactics) 孫子強調,軍事規則並非一成不變的教條,而是需要根據具體環境進行靈活調整的工具。指揮官必須瞭解哪些命令可以嚴格遵守,哪些必須根據實際情況變通,這是領導者智慧的體現。 第九篇:行軍 (Movement) 這一篇是實用的野外指南,詳細說明瞭在不同地形(山地、河流、沼澤、開闊地)行軍時的注意事項和潛在的危險。它強調瞭對環境細節的敏感性。 第十篇:地形 (Terrain) 詳細分類和分析瞭六種基本地形,以及指揮官在不同地形上應采取的戰略姿態和判斷標準。對地形的深刻理解是避免兵敗如山倒的關鍵。 第十一篇:九地 (Nine Situations) 這是一部關於心理戰的傑作。孫子將戰場劃分為九種不同的戰略區域(如散地、輕地、重地、圍地、死地等),並為每一種區域製定瞭不同的作戰原則。尤其在“死地”(無路可退的境地),他主張激發士兵的求生本能,以取得驚人的戰鬥力。 第十二篇:火攻 (Attack by Fire) 論述瞭利用火攻的五種方式以及必須注意的時機和天氣條件。這不僅是物理攻擊,也包含瞭對破壞性力量使用的審慎態度。 第十三篇:用間 (Use of Spies) 孫子認為,情報的價值高於一切軍事行動。他係統地闡述瞭五種間諜的類型(本地間、內部間、反間、可殺間、生間),並強調瞭對間諜的保密和重用,認為這是決定戰爭成敗的“重要因素”。 超越軍事的當代價值: 《孫子兵法》的價值早已超越瞭軍事領域。它被廣泛應用於商業競爭、法律辯論、政治談判、體育競技乃至個人職業規劃中。 企業管理: 強調市場分析(知彼知己)、競爭定位(虛實)、資源整閤(勢)和供應鏈管理(作戰)。 談判策略: 教授如何在對話中占據信息優勢,避免不必要的正麵衝突(伐謀),以及如何通過布局贏得長期利益。 個人發展: 鼓勵人們在行動前深思熟慮,積纍資本,避免魯莽行事,並學會利用環境和時機。 精裝典藏版特色: 本精裝版不僅保留瞭原文的古樸典雅,更配備瞭權威的注釋和詳盡的背景資料。高質量的裝幀設計,使其成為書架上永恒的珍藏。它不僅是瞭解古代戰略思想的必備之作,更是指導現代人應對復雜挑戰的智慧寶典。閱讀《孫子兵法》,就是與曆史上最偉大的戰略傢進行跨越時空的對話。 ---