Cicero on the philosophy of religion On the nature of the gods and On divination
"During the months before and after he saw Julius Caesar assassinated on the Ides of March, 44 BC, Cicero wrote two philosophical dialogues about religion and theology: On the nature of the gods and On divination. This book brings to life his portraits of Stoic and Epicurean theology, as well a...
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Formato: | Tesis |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge [etc.] :
Cambridge University Press
2019
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Edición: | 1st ed |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: Cicero and the translation of philosophy from Greece to Rome
- Cicero's project in On the nature of the gods and On divination
- The beatitude of Gaius Velleius
- Balbus the reformer and Cotta the pontifex
- Quintus' Stoic case for divination
- Marcus' arguments against divination
- Marcus' moderation.