On Living and Dying Well
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- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
19 September 2012
Summary
In the first century BC, Marcus Tullius Cicero, orator, statesman, and defender of republican values, created these philosophical treatises on such diverse topics as friendship, religion, death, fate and scientific inquiry. A pragmatist at heart, Cicero’s philosophies were frequently personal and ethical, drawn not from abstract reasoning but through careful observation of the world. The resulting works remind us of the importance of social ties, the questions of free will, and the justificat…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140455564 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140455566 |
| Author: | Cicero, Thomas Habinek |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 19 September 2012 |
| Weight: | 181g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
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Thomas Habinek is Professor of Classics at University of Southern California. His most recent books include The World of Roman Song- From Ritualized Speech to Social Order and Ancient Rhetoric and Oratory. He is an editor of the journal Classical Antiquity and editor of the book series Classics and Contemporary Thought.
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