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Cicero, De Natura Deorum Libri Tres

With Introduction and Commentary
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First published between 1880 and 1885, Joseph B. Mayor's three-volume edition of De Natura Deorum is remarkable for its thorough commentary. This volume contains Cicero's Book 2, which presents the Stoic argument for the existence of the gods and their providential ordering of the universe. Set within the home of the orator Caius Aurelius Cotta, it follows the Epicurean and Academic arguments of Book 1. Here the Stoic Balbus defends his basic premise that the majesty of creation - the harmony existing among infinitely varied phenomena - can only derive from the wisdom of divine reason. As the fullest expression of Stoic theology in De Natura Deorum, this book provides crucial insight into the school's views on cosmology, divine providence, and the role of deities in representing the natural universe. It reveals Cicero's intellectual range as he evaluates the major metaphysical debates dividing the Roman philosophical schools.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Text of Book II with critical notes; Commentary on Book II; Mr. Swainson's collations of Book II.
Release date Australia
May 20th, 2010
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Edited by J.H. Swainson
  • Edited by Joseph B. Mayor
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Pages
348
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Dimensions
140x216x20
ISBN-13
9781108010986
Product ID
6926007

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