William H. F. Altman

The Revival of Platonism in Cicero's Late Philosophy

Platonis aemulus and the Invention of Cicero

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 that enabled Cicero not only to revive Platonism, but also to rival Plato himself.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 622g
• ISBN-13: 9781498527132
• ISBN-10: 1498527132
• Artikelnr.: 52414668

Autorenporträt

William H. F. Altman teaches Latin and world history at E. C. Glass, a public high school in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Inhaltsangabe

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
deorum Chapter 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.
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