On the Good Life

AuthorCicero
TranslatorMichael Grant
FormatCollection / Anthology
LanguageEnglish
Year1971
PublisherPenguin
CountryUnited States
Pages382
ISBN978-0140442441
On the Good Life

In essays that are articulate, meditative and inspirational, Cicero presents his views on the significance of friendship and duty to state and family, and outlines a clear system of practical ethics that is both simple and universal.

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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 7 List of Greek and Latin Terms 45 1. Discussions at Tusculum (V) 49 2. On Duties (II) 117 3. Laelius: On Friendship 172 4. On the Orator (I) 228 5. The Dream of Scipio 337 APPENDICES I. The Philosophical Works of Cicero 356 II. The Rhetorical Works of Cicero 357 III. Principal Dates 358 IV. Some Books about Cicero 359 GENEALOGICAL TABLES 360 MAPS 364 INDEX 373

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