Cotidie meditare. Theory
and Practice of the meditatio in Imperial Stoicism
by Robert J. Newman, Honolulu, Hawaii
Contents
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I. Introduction |
1474 |
II. Practice of meditatio in Imperial Stoicism |
1483 |
A. Seneca the Younger |
1483 |
1. Characteristics of the meditatio |
1483 |
2. The Goal of the med itatio |
1486 |
3. Rhetorical Devices in the meditatio |
1488 |
a) Sententiae |
1488 |
b) Metaphors and Commonplaces |
1490 |
c) Exempla |
1491 |
4. Seneca's Method of the meditatio |
1493 |
5. Conclusion |
1494 |
6. Appendix: The 'De Remediis Fortuitorum' |
1495 |
B. Epictetus |
1496 |
1. Characteristics of the meditatio |
1497 |
2. Methods of the meditatio |
1498 |
a) The kanôn |
1498 |
b) Free meditation |
1500 |
3. The Goal of the meditatio |
1501 |
4. Rhetorical Devices in the meditatio |
1502 |
a) The Dialogue |
1502 |
b) Exempla |
1503 |
c) Sententiae |
1504 |
d) Diminutives |
1504 |
e) Paradoxes |
1505 |
f) Metaphors and Commonplaces |
1505 |
5. Conclusion |
1506 |
C. Marcus Aurelius |
1506 |
1. Characteristics of the meditatio |
1507 |
2. The Goal of the meditatio |
1511 |
3. Rhetorical Devices in the meditatio |
1512 |
a) The Dialogue |
1512 |
b) Free meditation |
1512 |
c) Sententiae |
1512 |
d) Metaphors and Commonplaces |
1513 |
4. Method of the meditatio |
1513 |
5. Conclusion |
1515 |
III. General Conclusions |
1515 |
| Selected Bibliography |
1516 |
