Philosophical Life in Cicero''s Letters

A fresh and exciting study of Cicero's philosophical activities and the enduring interest of his ethical and political thought.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Exploring the relationship between philosophy and politics; 2. Cicero and Plato's Seventh Epistle; 3. Cicero and Dicaearchus; 4. A Stoic lecture: Epistulae ad familiares 9.22; 5. Dealing with Caesar: the 真厨真真真真真; Conclusions.

About the author

Sean McConnell is Lecturer in Classics at the University of Otago.

Summary

This first book in English dedicated to philosophy in Cicero's letters addresses classicists, philosophers, political theorists, and historians. Cicero's political and philosophical activities are reassessed, with special attention given to the civil war and Caesar. A new picture emerges of Cicero the philosopher and philosophy's place in Roman political culture.

Product details

• Authors: Sean McConnell, Sean (University of East Anglia) Mcconnell
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.04.2014
• EAN: 9781107040816
• ISBN: 978-1-107-04081-6
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Cambridge Classical Studies; Cambridge Classical Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); History of Ideas, Latin, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ancient World, Ancient Rome, Classical history / classical civilisation, History of Western philosophy, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, BCE to c 500 CE