The Philosophical Books Of Cicero

Author : Paul Lachlan MacKendrick,Karen Lee Singh
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038612441

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The Philosophical Books of Cicero by Paul Lachlan MacKendrick,Karen Lee Singh Pdf

Cicero was keenly interested in Greek philosophy and his philosophical books were an important popular vehicle of Greek philosophy in later ages. Professor MacKendrick presents a useful conspectus of all Cicero's philosophical books with an analysis of their structure, background and intention. His thesis is that most if not all of them are cast in a rhetorical form; that for Cicero rhetoric and philosophy have the same goals: proving his point, winning adherents to it and stimulating his auditory, for most of these books are conceived as dialogues. Unity of form suggests that Cicero planned them as a unified whole. Ironically, their very charm of style has caused them to be dubbed superficial and unoriginal, but Cicero lived with philosophers all his life, and many an alleged source may in fact be a set of ideas assimilated by a well-read mind. Open-minded readers will respond warmly to his high morality, his respect for the rule of law, his humanism, scepticism and flair. A final chapter and appendix outline the immense influenc that Cicero's philosophical books exerted on the history of European thought.

Author : Raphael Woolf
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1844658406

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Cicero by Raphael Woolf Pdf

Cicero's philosophical works introduced Latin audiences to the ideas of the Stoics, Epicureans and other schools and figures of the post-Aristotelian period, thus influencing the transmission of those ideas through later history. While Cicero's value as documentary evidence for the Hellenistic schools is unquestioned, Cicero: The Philosophy of a Roman Sceptic explores his writings as works of philosophy that do more than simply synthesize the thought of others, but instead offer a unique viewpoint of their own. In this volume Raphael Woolf describes and evaluates Cicero's philosophical achievements, paying particular attention to his relation to those philosophers he draws upon in his works, his Romanizing of Greek philosophy, and his own sceptical and dialectical outlook. The volume aims, using the best tools of philosophical, philological and historical analysis, to do Cicero justice as a distinctive philosophical voice. Situating Cicero's work in its historical and political context, this volume provides a detailed analysis of the thought of one of the finest orators and writers of the Roman period. Written in an accessible and engaging style, Cicero: The Philosophy of a Roman Sceptic is a key resource for those interested in Cicero's role in shaping Classical philosophy.

Author : J. P. F. Wynne
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781107070486

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Cicero on the Philosophy of Religion by J. P. F. Wynne Pdf

Do the gods love you? Cicero gives deep and surprising answers in two philosophical dialogues on traditional Roman religion.

Author : Robert T. Radford
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004458642

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Cicero: A Study in the Origins of Republican Philosophy by Robert T. Radford Pdf

This book presents Cicero's natural law theory, including valuable definitions of the state, the ideal state, the ideal ruler, and the laws for the ideal state. Explanations are offered of the Greek sources of Cicero's republican philosophy, his influence on the Principate of Augustus, and his role in the development of modern political philosophy. As all the ages of the world have not produced a greater statesman and philosopher united than Cicero, his authority should have great weight (John Adams, 1787).

Author : Stefano Maso
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110661835

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Cicero’s Philosophy by Stefano Maso Pdf

Cicero was not only a great Roman politician, lawyer and orator: he also dealt extensively with philosophy, which he believed constituted the surest foundation for his commitment to civic affairs. Not limiting himself to the translation of previous philosophical thought, he critically addressed central theoretical questions, and thereby made a lasting impact on Roman intellectual life. This book offers a modern guide to interpretations of Cicero’s philosophical studies, one that ranges across his numerous philosophical works. Addressed to students and scholars of ancient philosophy, and to interested readers in the humanities more generally, the volume aims to break down the boundaries between the philosophical, literary and linguistic dimensions of Cicero’s highly influential oeuvre. Stefano Maso is a full professor in Ancient Philosophy at the University of Ca’ Foscari – Venice. Among his books are: Grasp and Dissent: Cicero and Epicurean Philosophy (Brepols 2015); Epicurus on Eidola: Peri Phuseos Book II. Update, Proposals, and Discussions (ed. with F. Masi, Hakkert 2015). He is co-editor of “Lexis. Poetica, retorica e comunicazione nella tradizione classica”.

Author : Paul Lachlan MacKendrick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:59940149

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Philosophical Books of Cicero by Paul Lachlan MacKendrick Pdf

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2001-08-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521669014

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Cicero: On Moral Ends by Marcus Tullius Cicero Pdf

An accessible 2001 translation of Cicero's important work on ethics.

Author : Matthew Fox
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2007-09-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191526398

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Cicero's Philosophy of History by Matthew Fox Pdf

Cicero has long been seen to embody the values of the Roman republic. This provocative study of Cicero's use of history reveals that rather than promoting his own values, Cicero uses historical representation to explore the difficulties of finding any ideological coherence in Rome's political or cultural traditions. Matthew Fox looks to the scepticism of Cicero's philosophical education for an understanding of his perspective on Rome's history, and argues that neglect of the sceptical tradition has transformed the doubting, ambiguous Cicero into the confident proponent of Roman values. Through close reading of a range of his theoretical works, Fox uncovers an ironic attitude towards Roman history, and connects that to the use of irony in mainstream Latin historians. He concludes with a study of a little-known treatise on Cicero from the early eighteenth century which sheds considerable light on the history of Cicero's reception.

Author : Cicero
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2005-06-30
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780141920184

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On the Good Life by Cicero Pdf

For the great Roman orator and statesman Cicero, 'the good life' was at once a life of contentment and one of moral virtue - and the two were inescapably intertwined. This volume brings together a wide range of his reflections upon the importance of moral integrity in the search for happiness. In essays that are articulate, meditative and inspirational, Cicero presents his views upon the significance of friendship and duty to state and family, and outlines a clear system of practical ethics that is at once simple and universal. These works offer a timeless reflection upon the human condition, and a fascinating insight into the mind of one of the greatest thinkers of Ancient Rome.

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1991-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 0521348358

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Cicero: On Duties by Marcus Tullius Cicero Pdf

De Officiis (On Duties) was Cicero's last philosophical work. In it he made use of Greek thought to formulate the political and ethical values of Roman Republican society as he saw them, revealing incidentally a great deal about actual practice. Writing at a time of political crisis after the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44BC, when it was not clear how much of the old Republican order would survive, Cicero here handed on the insights of an elder statesman, adept at political theory and practice, to his son, and through him, to the younger generation in general. De Officiis has often been treated merely as a key to the lost Greek works that Cicero used. This volume aims to render De Officiis, which was such an important influence on later masterpieces of Western political thought, more intelligible by explaining its relation to its own time and place. A wholly new translation is accompanied by a lucid introduction and all the standard features of Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought, including a chronology, select bibliography, and notes on the vocabulary and significant individuals mentioned in the text.

Author : Thomas Woodhouse Levin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Philosophy, Ancient
ISBN : UCAL:$B736764

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Six Lectures Introductory to the Philosophical Writings of Cicero by Thomas Woodhouse Levin Pdf

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0192839683

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On Obligations by Marcus Tullius Cicero Pdf

On Obligations (De officiis) was written by Cicero in late 44 BC after the assassination of Julius Caesar to provide principles of behaviour for aspiring politicians. It explores the apparent tensions between honourable conduct and expediency in public life, and the right and wrong ways ofattaining political leadership. The principles of honourable behaviour are based on the Stoic virtues of wisdom, justice, magnanimity, and propriety; in Cicero's view the intrinsically useful is always identical with the honourable. Cicero's famous treatise has played a seminal role in the formation of ethical values in western Christendom. Adopted by the fourth-century Christian humanists, it beame transmuted into the moral code of the high Middle Ages. Thereafter, in the Renaissance from the time of Petrarch, and in theAge of Enlightenment that followed, it was given central prominence in discussion of the government of states. Today, when corruption and conflict in political life are the focus of so much public attention, On Obligations is still the foremost guide to good conduct.

Author : Jed W. Atkins,Thomas Bénatouïl
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-16
Category : PHILOSOPHY
ISBN : 9781108416665

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The Cambridge Companion to Cicero's Philosophy by Jed W. Atkins,Thomas Bénatouïl Pdf

Introduces Cicero's philosophy and demonstrates its relevance to many fundamental epistemological, ethical, and political issues.

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : EAN:8596547252368

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The republic of Cicero by Marcus Tullius Cicero Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The republic of Cicero" (Translated from the Latin; and Accompanied With a Critical and Historical Introduction) by Marcus Tullius Cicero. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Marcus Tullius
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226305196

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Cicero on the Emotions by Marcus Tullius Pdf

The third and fourth books of Cicero's Tusculan Disputations deal with the nature and management of human emotion: first grief, then the emotions in general. In lively and accessible style, Cicero presents the insights of Greek philosophers on the subject, reporting the views of Epicureans and Peripatetics and giving a detailed account of the Stoic position, which he himself favors for its close reasoning and moral earnestness. Both the specialist and the general reader will be fascinated by the Stoics' analysis of the causes of grief, their classification of emotions by genus and species, their lists of oddly named character flaws, and by the philosophical debate that develops over the utility of anger in politics and war. Margaret Graver's elegant and idiomatic translation makes Cicero's work accessible not just to classicists but to anyone interested in ancient philosophy and psychotherapy or in the philosophy of emotion. The accompanying commentary explains the philosophical concepts discussed in the text and supplies many helpful parallels from Greek sources.