Cicero on the philosophy of religion: on the nature of the gods and on divination
Introduction: Cicero and the translation of philosophy from Greece to Rome -- Cicero's project in On the nature of the gods and On divination -- The beatitude of Gaius Velleius -- Balbus the reformer and Cotta the pontifex -- Quintus' Stoic case for divination -- Marcus' arguments aga...
| Subtitles: | Cicero on the philosophy of religion : De Natura Deorum and De Divinatione |
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| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Cambridge New York, NY Port Melbourne
Cambridge University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Cicero, Marcus Tullius 106 BC-43 BC, De natura deorum
/ Cicero, Marcus Tullius 106 BC-43 BC, De divinatione
B Cicero, Marcus Tullius 106 BC-43 BC / Religious philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Cicero, Marcus Tullius De divinatione
B Divination B Cicero, Marcus Tullius De natura deorum B Stoics B Epicureans (Greek philosophy) B Religion Philosophy B Thesis |
| Online Access: |
Presumably Free Access Volltext (doi) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
Electronic |
| Summary: | Introduction: Cicero and the translation of philosophy from Greece to Rome -- Cicero's project in On the nature of the gods and On divination -- The beatitude of Gaius Velleius -- Balbus the reformer and Cotta the pontifex -- Quintus' Stoic case for divination -- Marcus' arguments against divination -- Marcus' moderation. "During the months before and after he saw Julius Caesar assassinated on the Ides of March, 44 BC, Cicero wrote two philosophical dialogues about religion and theology: On the nature of the gods and On divination. This book brings to life his portraits of Stoic and Epicurean theology, as well as the scepticism of the new Academy, his own school. We meet the Epicurean gods who live a life of pleasure and care nothing for us, the determinism and beauty of the Stoic universe, itself our benevolent creator, and the reply to both that traditional religion is better served by a lack of dogma. Cicero hoped that these reflections would renew the traditional religion at Rome, with its prayers and sacrifices, temples and statues, myths and poets, and all forms of divination. This volume is the first fully to investigate Cicero's dialogues as the work of a careful philosophical author"-- |
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| Item Description: | Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--Cornell University, 2008, titled Cicero on the philosophy of religion : De Natura Deorum and De Divinatione Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1107070481 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781107707429 |