Cicero: De Natura Deorum Book I
Title | Cicero: De Natura Deorum Book I PDF eBook |
Author | Marcus Tullius Cicero |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 250 |
Release | 2003-07-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521006309 |
Edition, with Introduction and Commentary, of this key work of Epicurean theology and Roman philosophy.
Cicero on the Philosophy of Religion
Title | Cicero on the Philosophy of Religion PDF eBook |
Author | J. P. F. Wynne |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 321 |
Release | 2019-10-17 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1107070481 |
Do the gods love you? Cicero gives deep and surprising answers in two philosophical dialogues on traditional Roman religion.
Cicero: De Natura Deorum Book I
Title | Cicero: De Natura Deorum Book I PDF eBook |
Author | Marcus Tullius Cicero |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2003-07-31 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 9780521006309 |
This edition of the Latin text, with accompanying commentary, of the first book of Cicero's essay, On the Nature of the Gods comprises an exposition and refutation of the theology of the Epicurean philosophical school as well as a history of ancient reflections on the gods. Prefaced to the dialogue is Cicero's general justification for writing on philosophy. In his introduction, Andrew Dyck analyzes the work in the context of Cicero's intellectual development and of ancient views of the deity.
Cicero's Knowledge of the Peripatos
Title | Cicero's Knowledge of the Peripatos PDF eBook |
Author | William Wall Fortenbaugh |
Publisher | Transaction Publishers |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 1989-01-01 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9781412819640 |
How to Think about God
Title | How to Think about God PDF eBook |
Author | Marcus Tullius Cicero |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 166 |
Release | 2019-11-05 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 069119744X |
A vivid and accessible new translation of Cicero’s influential writings on the Stoic idea of the divine Most ancient Romans were deeply religious and their world was overflowing with gods—from Jupiter, Minerva, and Mars to countless local divinities, household gods, and ancestral spirits. One of the most influential Roman perspectives on religion came from a nonreligious belief system that is finding new adherents even today: Stoicism. How did the Stoics think about religion? In How to Think about God, Philip Freeman presents vivid new translations of Cicero's On the Nature of the Gods and The Dream of Scipio. In these brief works, Cicero offers a Stoic view of belief, divinity, and human immortality, giving eloquent expression to the religious ideas of one of the most popular schools of Roman and Greek philosophy. On the Nature of the Gods and The Dream of Scipio are Cicero's best-known and most important writings on religion, and they have profoundly shaped Christian and non-Christian thought for more than two thousand years, influencing such luminaries as Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Dante, and Thomas Jefferson. These works reveal many of the religious aspects of Stoicism, including an understanding of the universe as a materialistic yet continuous and living whole in which both the gods and a supreme God are essential elements. Featuring an introduction, suggestions for further reading, and the original Latin on facing pages, How to Think about God is a compelling guide to the Stoic view of the divine.
A Commentary on Cicero, De Legibus
Title | A Commentary on Cicero, De Legibus PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Roy Dyck |
Publisher | University of Michigan Press |
Pages | 712 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780472113248 |
"Andrew R. Dyck's full commentary on this work is the first to appear in English or any other language for over a century. Whereas previous commentaries focused primarily on grammar and textual criticism, this one, while not neglecting those areas, insightfully relates the text to the trends, political, philosophical, and religious, of Cicero's times; identifies the influences on Cicero's thinking; and analyzes the relation of this theoretical treatise to his other utterances, public and private, of the time."--BOOK JACKET.
De Natura Deorum
Title | De Natura Deorum PDF eBook |
Author | Marcus Tullius Cicero |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780674992962 |