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De Officiis

By Marcus Tullius Cicero

2020-02-15 00:49:36

De Officiis (On Duties or On Obligations) is a treatise by Marcus Tullius Cicero divided into three books, in which Cicero expounds his conception of the best way to live, behave, and observe moral obligations. The work discusses what is honorable (B ... Read more
De Officiis (On Duties or On Obligations) is a treatise by Marcus Tullius Cicero divided into three books, in which Cicero expounds his conception of the best way to live, behave, and observe moral obligations. The work discusses what is honorable (Book I), what is to one's advantage (Book II), and what to do when the honorable and private gain apparently conflict (Book III). For the first two books, Cicero was dependent on the Stoic philosopher Panaetius but wrote more independently for the third book. Less

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File size498.131 KB
Print pages292
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Publication date2018-07-29
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1347392218
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
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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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