Marcus Aurelius is concerned with the issue of death. He believes that eliminating our fear of death will
help us attain a state of ataraxia, untroubled quietude. Write an essay in which you [a] discuss in detail at
least 5 strategies used in Aurelius’ Meditations for calming the fear of death (2 pages), [b] show what his
use of these strategies reveals about human nature (2 pages), and [c] discuss in detail several merits and
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