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Cicero, Marcus Tullius

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ISBN 10: 0140455566 ISBN 13: 9780140455564

Casa editrice: Penguin Classics, 2012

Riassunto

In the first century BC, Marcus Tullius Cicero, orator, statesman, and defender of republican values, created these philosophical treatises on such diverse topics as friendship, religion, death, fate and scientific inquiry. A pragmatist at heart, Cicero's philosophies were frequently personal and ethical, drawn not from abstract reasoning but through careful observation of the world. The resulting works remind us of the importance of social ties, the questions of free will, and the justification of any creative endeavour.

This lively, lucid new translation from Thomas Habinek, editor of Classical Antiquity and the Classics and Contemporary Thought book series, makes Cicero's influential ideas accessible to every reader.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Thomas Habinek is Professor of Classics at University of Southern California. His most recent books include The World of Roman Song: From Ritualized Speech to Social Order and Ancient Rhetoric and Oratory. He is an editor of the journal Classical Antiquity and editor of the book series Classics and Contemporary Thought.

Product Description:

Book by Cicero Marcus Tullius

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Penguin Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0140455566
• ISBN 13: 9780140455564
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 240
• Redattore: Habinek Thomas