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...
| Otros títulos: | Cicero on the philosophy of religion : De Natura Deorum and De Divinatione |
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| Tipo de documento: | Electronic/Print Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publicado: |
Cambridge New York, NY Port Melbourne
Cambridge University Press
2019
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| En: | Año: 2019 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Cicero, Marcus Tullius 106 a. C.-43 a. C., De natura deorum
/ Cicero, Marcus Tullius 106 a. C.-43 a. C., De divinatione
B Cicero, Marcus Tullius 106 a. C.-43 a. C. / Filosofía de religión |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Cicero, Marcus Tullius De divinatione
B Cicero, Marcus Tullius De natura deorum B Stoics B Epicureans (Greek philosophy) B Religión Philosophy B Adivinación B Publicación universitaria |
| Acceso en línea: |
Presumably Free Access Volltext (doi) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electrónico
Electrónico |
| Sumario: | 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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| Notas: | 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 |