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Cicero: On Moral Ends
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Description for Cicero: On Moral Ends
Paperback. An accessible 2001 translation of Cicero's important work on ethics. Editor(s): Annas, Julia. Translator(s): Woolf, Raphael. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 9. Weight in Grams: 374. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. 196 pages. Editor(s): Annas, Julia. An accessible 2001 translation of Cicero's important work on ethics. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 9. Weight: 324. Translator(s): Woolf, Raphael.
This 2001 translation makes one of the most important texts in ancient philosophy available to modern readers. Cicero is increasingly being appreciated as 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 vigour as well as to the philosophical ideas involved, while Julia Annas's introduction and notes provide a clear and accessible explanation of the philosophical context of the work. This edition will appeal to all readers interested ... Read more
This 2001 translation makes one of the most important texts in ancient philosophy available to modern readers. Cicero is increasingly being appreciated as 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 vigour as well as to the philosophical ideas involved, while Julia Annas's introduction and notes provide a clear and accessible explanation of the philosophical context of the work. This edition will appeal to all readers interested ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521669016
SKU
V9780521669016
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Reviews for Cicero: On Moral Ends
"This is a useful and important edition, not least because of the introduction and notes...This discussion grounds students and gives them a stake in the issues...This free translation is elegant, polished, and highly readable, and has the feel of intelligent contemporary English...this is certainly the text for a survey course or a Latinless reader, and a wide range of readers ... Read more