Publisher Description
Cicero sets out the three major Greek philosophies: Epicureanism, Stoicism and Aristotelianism (or Peripateticism), by recounting his conversations with Lucius Torquatus, Marcus Cato and Piso.
He then provides his commentary and criticisms of each.
The volume was written in the summer of the year 45 BC a few years before Cicero's assassination at the hands of Mark Antony's men.
It is made up of five books:
Book 1 - Exposition of Epicureanism
Book 2 - Cicero's Arguments Against Epicureanism
Book 3 - Cicero's Exposition of Stoicism
Book 4 - Arguments Against Stoicism
Book 5 - The New Academy and Cicero's View
Narrated by Robin Homer of Vox Stoica.
Translation by H. Harris Rackham.
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About Marcus Tullius Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC), commonly known as Cicero, was a Roman statesman, philosopher, orator, and lawyer. Born into an aristocratic family, he studied law and served a term as consul in 63 BC. Following the assassination of Caesar in 44 BC, to which he was a witness, he argued in front of the senate for the restoration of the republic but was unsuccessful. In 43 BC, he was murdered on the orders of Mark Antony. Cicero’s works include philosophic writings, speeches made as a lawyer and a senator, and letters.