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The revival of Platonism in Cicero's late philosophy : Platonis aemulus and the invention of Cicero /
This book argues that Cicero deserves to be spoken of with more respect and to be studied with greater care. Using Plato's influence on Cicero's life and writings as a clue, Altman reveals the ineffable combination of qualities-courage, originality, intelligence, sparkling wit, subtlety, d...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books,
[2016]
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- The Revival Of Platonism In Cicero's Late Philosophy; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction: Cicero as Platonis aemulus; Part 1: The Foundations of Cicero's Platonic Revival; Chapter 1. Cicero's Platonic personae and the Problem of De legibus; Chapter 2. Augustine's Hortensius and the Invention of "Cicero"; Chapter 3. Self-Contradictory Skepticism in the Academica; Chapter 4. The Limits of Stoicism and Tullia's Shrine in De finibus; Part 2: The Literary Fruits of Cicero's Platonism; Chapter 5. Womanly Humanism in the Tusculanae Disputationes
- Chapter 6. Phaedo and Timaeus in De natura deorumChapter 7. Interpreting Plato's Dreams in De divinatione; Chapter 8. Epicurus, Chrysippus, and Homer in De fato; Chapter 9. The Ciceronian Renaissance in De senectute and De amicitia; Part 3: Cicero's Platonism in Action; Chapter 10. Returning in Topica, De officiis, and the Philippics; Chapter 11. Brutus as Funeral Oration; Chapter 12. Ending with Orator; Bibliography; Index; Index verborum; Index locorum; About the Author