On The Nature Of The Gods - Couverture rigide

Cicero, Marcus Tullius

Couverture rigide

ISBN 13 : 9798218269548

Editeur : Quintus Curtius, 2023

Synopsis

This new, original translation of Cicero's On the Nature of the Gods is the first to appear in many years. Do the gods exist? Is there a divine order to the universe? And if there is, what is humanity's role in this grand conception? Does a divine power care about human affairs? These are just a few of the profound questions discussed in Cicero's philosophical masterpiece.

In dialogues that showcase the differing perspectives of the Stoic, Epicurean, and Academic schools, Cicero delves into a stunning variety of subjects, including human anatomy, theology, cosmology, astronomy, biology, and divination. The persistent themes of Cicero's vision are his insistence on a moral basis for human conduct, the existence of free will and human agency, and his soaring faith in the unique role reserved for the human race in the universe's destiny. It is no wonder that Voltaire called On the Nature of the Gods, along with Cicero's Tusculan Disputations, "[the] two most beautiful works ever composed by human wisdom."

Translator Quintus Curtius has returned to the original Latin text to produce a fresh, modern, illustrated English edition that breathes new life into a long-neglected classic of Western thought. The text is extensively annotated, and formatted using modern dialogue conventions for ease of reading. Also included are an explanatory introduction, topical content list, and a comprehensive index. Cicero's seminal work has much to tell us today, and with this translation has never been more accessible to the modern reader.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106--43 B.C.) was a Roman statesman, orator, and philosopher. His treatises are considered some of the most influential writings in Western literature, and have exerted a profound influence on Renaissance, Enlightenment, and modern thought.

Quintus Curtius is the pen name of writer and translator George J. Thomas. After graduating from MIT in 1990, he served as an active duty officer in the US Marine Corps for a number of years. After leaving active service, he enrolled in law school and began practicing law in 1998. He lives in Overland Park, Kansas.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Quintus Curtius
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798218269548
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 228
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