On the good life : [selected writings of] Cicero / translated with an introduction by Michael Grant.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: Undetermined Series: Penguin classicsPublication details: Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1971.Description: 382 p. : geneal. tables, maps. ; 19 cmISBN:- 0140442448
- 9780140442441
- Selections. English. 1971
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 878 C568 | Available | 33111005515818 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
For the great Roman orator and statesman Cicero, 'the good life' was at once a life of contentment and one of moral virtue - and the two were inescapably intertwined. This volume brings together a wide range of his reflections upon the importance of moral integrity in the search for happiness. In essays that are articulate, meditative and inspirational, Cicero presents his views upon the significance of friendship and duty to state and family, and outlines a clear system of practical ethics that is at once simple and universal. These works offer a timeless reflection upon the human condition, and a fascinating insight into the mind of one of the greatest thinkers of Ancient Rome.
Bibliography: p. 359.
Discussions at Tusculum (V) -- On duties (II) -- Laelius: on friendship -- On the orator (I) -- Dream of Scipio.