Cicero

On Living and Dying Well

  • On Living and Dying Well

  • 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 justification of any creative endeavour.

    This lively, lucid new translation from Thomas Habinek, editor of Classical Antiquity and the Classics and Contemporary Thought book series, makes Cicero's influential ideas accessible to every reader.

In Defence of the Republic
In Defence of the Republic
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An Attack on an Enemy of Freedom
An Attack on an Enemy of Freedom
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Selected Works
Selected Works
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On Government
On Government
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Selected Letters
Selected Letters
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On the Good Life
On the Good Life
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The Nature of the Gods
The Nature of the Gods
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Murder Trials
Murder Trials
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Selected Political Speeches
Selected Political Speeches
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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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