How to Find Happiness: An Ancient Guide to the Good Life - Couverture rigide

Livre 43 sur 46: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

Cicero, Marcus Tullius

 
9780691263397: How to Find Happiness: An Ancient Guide to the Good Life
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ISBN 10 : 0691263396 ISBN 13 : 9780691263397
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2026

Synopsis

Does happiness come from the pursuit of pleasure or moral virtue? A vivid new translation of Cicero's exploration of a timeless question

"Of course, we all want to be happy." So wrote the Roman statesman, orator, and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero. He and his fellow Greek and Roman philosophers agreed that the secret to happiness--or what they called the "good life"--is pursuing the "greatest good." The only problem is that they couldn't agree on what the greatest good is. Cicero addressed this dilemma by composing a set of dialogues, On the Greatest Good and Evil (De finibus bonorum et malorum), in which he pitted advocates of different philosophical approaches to happiness against one another. Notably, these include the Epicureans (who believe that the greatest good is pleasure) and the Stoics (according to whom it is moral virtue). Rather than choosing sides, Cicero considers the pros and cons of the different philosophies, ultimately leaving it to his readers to make up their own minds. In How to Find Happiness, Katharina Volk offers a vivid new translation of selections from Cicero's work, complete with an introduction and the original Latin text on facing pages. The result is a lively and engaging debate that invites each of us to discover our own path to happiness.

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À propos de l?auteur

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BCE) was a Roman statesman, orator, and writer who was active during the turbulent times of the fall of the Roman Republic. Famous for his rhetorical skills and his superb Latin style, he left behind a large body of writings in many genres, including highly influential philosophical works. Katharina Volk is professor of classics at Columbia University and the author of The Roman Republic of Letters (Princeton), among other books.

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Éditeur
Princeton University Press
Date d'édition
2026
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0691263396
ISBN 13 
9780691263397
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
Princeton University Press
https://press.princeton.edu/books

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