| Cicero, de Natura Deorum Libri Tres: With Introduction and Commentary Contributor(s): Mayor, Joseph B. (Editor), Swainson, J. H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1108010997 ISBN-13: 9781108010993 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $46.54 Product Type: Paperback Language: Latin Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - Foreign Language Study | Latin - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 875 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.96 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published between 1880 and 1885, Joseph B. Mayor's three-volume edition of De Natura Deorum places Cicero's speculative theological dialogue in the context of the arguments of the Epicureans, the Stoics, the Academics, and their predecessors. This volume presents Cicero's Book 3, which takes up questions of Roman divination, worship, and mythology and ponders the relationship of philosophy to superstition. Is it possible, as Mayor asks, to 'unite reason and religion'? With this provocative question at its heart, the last book of Cicero's theological debate demonstrates its author's wit and imagination, as he evaluates not just the divisions among the Roman philosophical schools but the very grounds of divine existence. Containing a detailed textual commentary, a collation of manuscripts, and a substantial introduction to the three volumes as a whole, Mayor's book is still valuable today as a clear presentation of Cicero's complex philosophical project. |
