In the first century BC, Marcus Tullius Cicero, orator, statesman, and defender of republican values, created these philosophical treatises on such diverse topics as friendship, religion, death, fate and scientific inquiry. A pragmatist at heart, Cicero's philosophies were frequently personal and ethical, drawn not from abstract reasoning but through careful observation of the world. The resulting works remind us of the importance of social ties, the questions of free will, and the justification of any creative endeavour. This lively, lucid new translation from Thomas Habinek, editor of "Classical Antiquity" and the "Classics and Contemporary Thought" book series, makes Cicero's influential ideas accessible to every reader.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC), Roman orator and statesman, was born at rural Arpinum (in the south of modern Italy) to a wealthy local family. He was taken to Rome for his education with the idea of a public career and, by the year 70 BC, he had established himself as the leading barrister in Rome. In the meantime, his political career was well under way and he was elected praetor in 66 BC. In addition to his speeches, Cicero produced a large number of works on the theory and practice of rhetoric, on religion, and on moral and political philosophy. He was put to death in 43 BC. Thomas Habinek is Professor of Classics at University of Southern California. His most recent books include The World of Roman Song: From Ritualized Speech to Social Order and Ancient Rhetoric and Oratory. He is an editor of the journal Classical Antiquity and editor of the book series Classics and Contemporary Thought. 书名内容简介
公元前一世纪，演说家、政治家、共和党价值观捍卫者马库斯·图利乌斯·西塞罗（Marcus Tullius Cicero）就友谊、宗教、死亡、命运和科学探究等多种主题撰写了这些哲学论文。西塞罗本质上是一位实用主义者，他的哲学往往是个人的、合乎道德的，不是从抽象的推理中得出的，而是通过对世界的仔细观察得出的。由此产生的作品提醒我们社会关系的重要性，自由意志的问题，以及任何创造性努力的正当性。托马斯·哈比尼克（Thomas Habinek）是《古典古代》（Classic Antiquity）和《古典与当代思想》（Classics and Modern Thinking）系列丛书的编辑，他的这本生动、清晰的新译本让每个读者都能读到西塞罗有影响力的思想。
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