Cicero''s De Finibus - Philosophical Approaches

This book opens up Cicero's work philosophically, taking us deeper into ancient ethical debates and into Cicero's own sceptical stance.

List of contents

Introduction Julia Annas; 1. Cicero's sceptical methods: the example of the De Finibus Charles Brittain; 2. Epicurean pleasure in Cicero's De Finibus James Warren; 3. Cicero and Epicurean virtues (De Finibus 1-2) Pierre-Marie Morel; 4. Epicurus on the importance of friendship in the good life (De Finibus 1.65-70; 2.78-85) Dorothea Frede; 5. Honor and the honorable: Cato's discourse in De Finibus 3 Margaret Graver; 6. The voice of nature Brad Inwood; 7. Sententia explosa: criticism of Stoic ethics in De Finibus 4 Anna Maria Ioppolo; 8. Structure, standards and Stoic moral progress in De Finibus 4 Thomas Bénatouïl; 9. Antiochus' theory of oikei¿sis Christopher Gill.

About the author

Julia Annas is Regents Professor of Philosophy at the University of Arizona. She has worked in ancient ethics and in the increasingly large area of contemporary virtue ethics, which has stimulated an interest in ancient ethics other than Aristotle. She wrote the introduction and notes to the recent translation of the De Finibus by Raphael Woolf.Gábor Betegh is Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, and Fellow of Christ's College. He has worked on various aspects of ancient philosophy, including Hellenistic philosophy and ethics.

Summary

Cicero's abilities as a philosopher and his use of the dialogue form are now much better appreciated. This is the first substantial philosophical reassessment of the De Finibus, the most theoretical of his ethical dialogues and the best source for the ethical theories of the Epicureans, Stoics and Antiocheans.

Product details

• Authors: Julia Annas, Julia (University of Arizona) Betegh Annas, Julia Betegh Annas
• Assisted by: Julia Annas (Editor), Julia (University of Arizona) Annas (Editor), Annas Julia (Editor), Gabor Betegh (Editor), Gábor Betegh (Editor), Gabor (University of Cambridge) Betegh (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.12.2015
• EAN: 9781107074835
• ISBN: 978-1-107-07483-5
• No. of pages: 276
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory