{"product_id":"cicero-tusculan-disputations-book-i-9780856682513","title":"Cicero: Tusculan Disputations Book I","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Cicero | Alan E. Douglas | Alan E. Douglas\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Liverpool University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Liverpool University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient, Classical \u0026amp; Medieval\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA significant two-fold development in recent classical scholarship has been a revival of interest in, and respect for, post-Aristotelian Greek philosophy and Cicero's contribution to our knowledge of it. Of Cicero's major works in this field the \u003ci\u003eTusculan Disputations\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps the most approachable. Less technical than \u003ci\u003eAcademia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDe Finibus\u003c\/i\u003e, it still provides many insights into Hellenistic philosophical controversies, especially those concerning the two great schools of Stoicism and Epicureanism. At the same time it contains significant evidence of a reviving interest in Plato and Aristotle themselves. The theme of the first \u003ci\u003eTusculan\u003c\/i\u003e is whether death is an evil. Of the many popular beliefs about the nature of the soul and its fate after death Cicero has little to say, but the philosophically based approach which he adopts is rich in material and provides the inspiration for striking passages worthy of the great orator. Latin text with facing-page English translation, introduction and commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47615293816983,"sku":"9780856682513","price":6309.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780856682513.webp?v=1775099649","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/cicero-tusculan-disputations-book-i-9780856682513","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}