First published between 1880 and 1885, Joseph B. Mayor's three-volume edition of De Natura Deorum places Cicero's speculative theological dialogue in the context of the arguments of the Epicureans, the Stoics, the Academics, and their predecessors. This volume presents Cicero's Book 3, which takes up questions of Roman divination, worship, and mythology and ponders the relationship of philosophy to superstition. Is it possible, as Mayor asks, to 'unite reason and religion'? With this provocative question at its heart, the last book of Cicero's theological debate demonstrates its author's wit and imagination, as he evaluates not just the divisions among the Roman philosophical schools but the very grounds of divine existence. Containing a detailed textual commentary, a collation of manuscripts, and a substantial introduction to the three volumes as a whole, Mayor's book is still valuable today as a clear presentation of Cicero's complex philosophical project.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9781108010993
eBay Product ID (ePID)
177989311
Product Key Features
Book Title
Cicero, De Natura Deorum Libri Tres: with Introduction and Commentary
Author
J. H. Swainson, Joseph B. Mayor
Format
Paperback
Language
Latin
Topic
Literature
Publication Year
2010
Number of Pages
344 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
20mm
Volume
Volume 3
Item Weight
440g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Cicero, De Natura Deorum Libri Tres 3 Volume Paperback Set