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An Ancient Guide to Good Politics
A Literary and Ethical Reading of Cicero's De Republica
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2022
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An Ancient Guide to Good Politics: A Literary and Ethical Reading of Cicero's De Republica illuminates Cicero’s subtlety of craft and thought in his most painstakingly written dialogue. As Cicero—notable among ancient thinkers for his accomplishments as a statesman and as a philosopher—has enjoyed a resurgence of interest in recent decades, scholars are discovering in Cicero’s De Republica (On the Republic) an original, insightful, and relevant teaching on republicanism, liberty, leadership, and citizenship. Through a close reading of this work, Moryam VanOpstal highlights Cicero’s ingenuity in addressing age-old philosophical and political questions related to the best way of life, the relationship of justice and law, the founding of republics, the cycles of regimes, the guide of the republic, and the mixed regime. Instead of offering simplistic teachings on duty, power, and justice, Cicero presents us with reflections and puzzles that turn the question back to us, pointing us to deeper unities than the disparate appearances of things might suggest. VanOpstal shows that Cicero intended his dialogue as a provocation for us to live lives that are more fully characterized by noble thought and thoughtful deed.
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Edition
1/2022
Copyright Year
2022
ISBN-Print
978-1-7936-5224-9
ISBN-Online
978-1-7936-5225-6
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
188
Product Type
Monograph
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
A Note on Translation and Usage No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 10
Making Romans Reasonable No access
Unifying the Two Ways of Life No access
Socrates and Plato Come to Rome No access
Political Philosophy and the Unity of the Two Ways No access
How to Go to the Heavens No access
On the Regime No access
The Cycle of Regimes No access
The Histories of the Kingship and the Republic No access
The Guide No access
The Mixed Regime No access
Conclusion No access Pages 165 - 174
Bibliography No access Pages 175 - 178
Index No access Pages 179 - 184
Index of Passages in De Republica No access Pages 185 - 186
