Author: Marcus Tullius CiceroPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gods, Roman
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Cicero's Tusculan Disputations
Author: Marcus Tullius CiceroPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gods, Roman
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Tusculan disputations II & V
Author: Marcus Tullius CiceroPublisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 0856684333
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
The Fifth Tusculan Disputation is the finest of the five books, its nearest rival being the First (already edited in this series). The middle three books, represented in this edition by the Second, are, as the author clearly intended, less elevated, though still showing Cicero's flair for elegant and lively exposition, and providing much valuable information about the teaching of the main Hellenistic philosophical schools, especially the Stoics. They argue that the perfect human life, or complete human well-being, that of the 'wise man', is unaffected by physical and mental distress or extremes of emotion. Against this background the Fifth puts the positive, mainly Stoic, case that virtue, moral goodness, is alone and of itself sufficient for complete well-being, providing an impressive climax to the whole work. Text with translation and comentary. (Aris and Phillips 1989)
Tusculan Disputations, I, II, V
Author: Marcus Tullius CiceroPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Emotions
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Tusculan Disputations
Author: Marcus Tullius CiceroPublisher:
ISBN: 9780856684326
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
This is a full-scale scholarly edition of Cicero's speech in defence of P. Cornelius Sulla, delivered in 62 BC.
Tusculan Disputations, I, II, V
Author: Marcus Tullius CiceroPublisher:
ISBN: 9781375617888
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Cicero on the Emotions
Author: Marcus TulliusPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226305198
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
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.
Tusculan Disputations: Tusculan disputations II & V : with a summary of III & IV
Author: Marcus Tullius CiceroPublisher:
ISBN: 9780865160972
Category : Happiness
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
Tusculan Disputations, I, II, V
Author: Marcus Tullius CiceroPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781528071451
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Excerpt from Tusculan Disputations, I, II, V: With Introduction and Notes The fact that the Tusculan Disputations are read less than was formerly the case is perhaps due in part to the lack of an edition in English suitable for general classroom use. If so, it is hoped that the present volume may meet this need. With proper' helps, Books I and II are not too diffi cult for even the early years of the college course, and in content they are admirably adapted for the work of that period. Certainly no one of Cicero's longer philosophical treatises now extant can rival the Tusculan Disputatz'ons in human interest; and the fact that in this work Cicero joins himself to the immortal band who caught something of Socrates' faith, thus leading a revolt against the tide of gross materialism which was sweeping over Italy, is a. Circumstance that entitles him to a general and sympathetic hearing. With this thought in mind the notes on Books I and II have been adapted somewhat more carefully to the needs of students in the first two years of the college course. Various considerations led to the exclusion of Books III and IV from this edition, among others the compass of the volume itself. The omission of these books scarcely mars the unity of the treatise as a. Whole, for their substance is summed up at the beginning of Book V. This last-named book, from the point of view of abstract philosophy, is by far the most important division of the work, and in it advanced students will find a somewhat easy gate to the more difficult dc Finibus. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
On the Good Life
Author: CiceroPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141920181
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
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