| de Finibus Bonorum Et Malorum: Libri Quinque Revised Edition Contributor(s): Cicero (Author), Reynolds, L. D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0198146701 ISBN-13: 9780198146704 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $59.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1998 Annotation: Cicero's De finibus, written in 45 B.C., consists of three separate dialogues, dealing respectively with the ethical systems of Epicureanism, Stoicism, and the "Old Academy" of Antiochus of Ascalon. An encyclopedic survey of this nature is of particular importance for its detailed account of Stoic ethics. This critical edition of the text, based on a fresh study and collation of the manuscripts, is the first to appear for many years and the first to reflect a clear understanding of the whole manuscript tradition. It will be the second in a series of editions of Cicero's philosophical works; the first volume, the De officiis, edited by Michael Winterbottom, appeared in 1994. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - History | Ancient - Rome |
| Dewey: 171 |
| LCCN: 98005242 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 5.06" W x 7.63" (0.69 lbs) 260 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cicero's De finibus, written in 45 B.C., consists of three separate dialogues, dealing respectively with the ethical systems of Epicureanism, Stoicism, and the Old Academy of Antiochus of Ascalon. An encyclopedic survey of this nature is of particular importance for its detailed account of Stoic ethics. This critical edition of the text, based on a fresh study and collation of the manuscripts, is the first to appear for many years and the first to reflect a clear understanding of the whole manuscript tradition. It will be the second in a series of editions of Cicero's philosophical works; the first volume, the De officiis, edited by Michael Winterbottom, appeared in 1994. |