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.

Sommario

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.

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sean McConnell, Sean (University of East Anglia) Mcconnell
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 03.04.2014
• EAN: 9781107040816
• ISBN: 978-1-107-04081-6
• Pagine: 268
• Serie: Cambridge Classical Studies; Cambridge Classical Studies
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: dall'antichità ai giorni nostri; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; 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