Cicero: On Moral Ends (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy) - Hardcover

Cicero, Marcus Tullius

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521660610 ISBN 13: 9780521660617

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2001

Synopsis

This new translation makes one of the most important texts in ancient philosophy freshly available to modern readers. Cicero was an intelligent and well-educated amateur philosopher, and in this work he presents the major ethical theories of his time in a way designed to get the reader philosophically engaged in the important debates. Raphael Woolf's translation does justice to Cicero's argumentative vigor as well as to the philosophical ideas involved, while Julia Annas' introduction and notes provide a clear and accessible explanation of the philosophical context of the work.

About this title

About the Author:

Marcus Tullis Cicero (106-43 BC) was a Roman statesman and philosopher whose lifetime coincided with the decline and fall of the Roman republic. His best-known works include On the Republic, On Duties, and Treatises on Friendship and Old Age.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Latin

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0521660610
• ISBN 13: 9780521660617
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 202
• Editor: Annas Julia