On the republic ; and, On the laws / Marcus Tullius Cicero ; translated, with introduction, notes, and indexes, by David Fott.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Latin Series: Agora EditionsPublisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type: - text
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- Works. Selections. English. 2014
- Cicero, Marcus Tullius. De republica. English
- Cicero, Marcus Tullius. De legibus. English
- Political science -- Early works to 1800
- State, The -- Early works to 1800
- Rome -- Politics and government -- 265-30 B.C
- État -- Ouvrages avant 1800
- Rome -- Politique et gouvernement -- 265-30 av. J.-C
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference
- PHILOSOPHY -- Political
- Politics and government
- Political science
- State, The
- Rome (Empire)
- 265-30 B.C
- 320.1 23
- JC81 .C613 2014eb
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On the Republic and On the Laws -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Note on the Text and the Translation -- Chronology of Cicero�s Life -- Outlines of On the Republic and On the Laws -- On the Republic (with explanatory notes) -- Book 1 -- Book 2 -- Book 3 -- Book 4 -- Book 5 -- Book 6 -- Fragments of Uncertain Location -- On the Laws (with explanatory notes) -- Book 1 -- Book 2 -- Book 3 -- Fragments -- Selected Bibliography -- Index of Personal Names -- Index of Terms
English.
Cicero's On the Republic and On the Laws are his major works of political philosophy. They offer his fullest treatment of fundamental political questions: Why should educated people have any concern for politics? Is the best form of government simple, or is it a combination of elements from such simple forms as monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy? Can politics be free of injustice? The two works also help us to think about natural law, which many people have considered since ancient times to provide a foundation of unchanging, universal principles of justice. On the Republic features a defense of politics against those who advocated abstinence from public affairs. It defends a mixed constitution, the actual arrangement of offices in the Roman Republic, against simple forms of government. The Republic also supplies material for students of Roman history-as does On the Laws. The Laws, moreover, presents the results of Cicero's reflections as to how the republic needed to change in order not only to survive but also to promote justiceDavid Fott's vigorous yet elegant English translation is faithful to the originals. It is the first to appear since publication of the latest critical edition of the Latin texts. This book contains an introduction that both places Cicero in his historical context and explicates the timeless philosophical issues that he treats. The volume also provides a chronology of Cicero's life, outlines of the two works, and indexes of personal names and important terms.
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