Cicero: On Moral Ends (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy) |
 enlarge | Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
Creators: Julia Annas, Raphael Woolf
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 200
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0521669014
Dewey Decimal Number: 171
EAN: 9780521669016
Publication Date: August 20, 2001
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This new translation makes one of the most important texts in ancient philosophy freshly available to modern readers. Cicero was an intelligent and well-educated amateur philosopher, and in this work he presents the major ethical theories of his time in a way designed to get the reader philosophically engaged in the important debates. Raphael Woolf's translation does justice to Cicero's argumentative vigor as well as to the philosophical ideas involved, while Julia Annas' introduction and notes provide a clear and accessible explanation of the philosophical context of the work.
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Practical Ethics Cicero Style March 20, 2005
Nadine Granoff (Washington, DC United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Read the translation before the introduction. Woolf's translation is smooth and smart; the "general reader" is unlikely to appreciate the introduction, at least on first reading. It's written almost exclusively for those with a real penchant for ancient philosophy. It's organized in an infuriating way, and is slightly flat-footed in its use of language.
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