Cicero on the Philosophy of Religion - On the Nature of the Gods and on Divination

List of contents

Introduction. Cicero and the translation of philosophy from Greece to Rome; 1. Cicero's project in On the Nature of the Gods and On Divination; 2. The beatitude of Gaius Velleius; 3. Balbus the reformer and Cotta the pontifex; 4. Quintus' Stoic case for divination; 5. Marcus' arguments against divination; 6. Marcus' moderation; Appendix 1. Terminology in DND and Div. for religious virtues and vices, and Greek equivalents; Appendix 2. Velleius' strategies against his opponents; Appendix 3. Balbus' classification of the gods.

About the author

J. P. F. Wynne is Associate Professor of Classics in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at the University of Utah. He is a scholar of later ancient Greek and Roman philosophy and religion, and a specialist on Cicero, Stoic and sceptical philosophy, and the philosophy of religion in the ancient world.

Product details

• Authors: J. P. F. Wynne, J. P. F. (University of Utah) Wynne
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2023
• EAN: 9781107683563
• ISBN: 978-1-107-68356-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Philosophy of religion, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500