ABSTRACT
The conclusion briefly summarizes the central claims of the book. It has tried to show that Marcus was committed to the study of philosophy from an early age and in particular Stoic philosophy. It has argued that although the Meditations might not conform to modern paradigms of a philosophical text, it can nevertheless be seen as an appropriate form of writing for philosophical training presupposed by the Stoic conception of philosophy as an art of living to which Marcus was committed. It has also shown the way on which Marcus engages with topics in all three parts of Stoic philosophy – logic, physics, and ethics – and we have also seen Marcus deploy explicit arguments, making use of standard Stoic syllogistic forms.
