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Cicero's Tusculan Disputations

By Marcus Tullius Cicero

2020-02-15 00:29:45

The Tusculanae Disputationes (also Tusculanae Quaestiones; English: Tusculan Disputations) is a series of five books written by Cicero, around 45 BC, attempting to popularise Greek philosophy in Ancient Rome, including Stoicism. It is so-called as ... Read more
The Tusculanae Disputationes (also Tusculanae Quaestiones; English: Tusculan Disputations) is a series of five books written by Cicero, around 45 BC, attempting to popularise Greek philosophy in Ancient Rome, including Stoicism. It is so-called as it was reportedly written at his villa in Tusculum. His daughter had recently died and in mourning, Cicero devoted himself to philosophical studies. The Tusculan Disputations consist of five books, each on a particular theme: On the contempt of death; On pain; On grief; On emotional disturbances; and whether Virtue alone is sufficient for a happy life. Less

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File size466.048 KB
Print pages220
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Publication date2016-08-25
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-0469543744
Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, orator, lawyer and philosopher, who served as consul in the year 63 BC. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and is consi...

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