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020			_a9781139629379 (ebook)
020			_z9781107040816 (hardback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aB553 _b.M38 2014
082	0	0	_a186 _223
100	1		_aMcConnell, Sean, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aPhilosophical Life in Cicero's Letters / _cSean McConnell.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2014.
300			_a1 online resource (268 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
490	0		_aCambridge Classical Studies
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aCicero's letters are saturated with learned philosophical allusions and arguments. This innovative study shows just how fundamental these are for understanding Cicero's philosophical activities and for explaining the enduring interest of his ethical and political thought. Dr McConnell draws particular attention to Cicero's treatment of Plato's Seventh Letter and his views on the relationship between philosophy and politics. He also illustrates the various ways in which Cicero finds philosophy an appealing and effective mode of self-presentation and a congenial, pointed medium for talking to his peers about ethical and political concerns. The book offers a range of fresh insights into the impressive scope and sophistication of Cicero's epistolary and philosophical practice and the vibrancy of the philosophical environment of the first century BC. A new picture emerges of Cicero the philosopher and philosophy's place in Roman political culture.
650		0	_aCicero, Marcus Tullius
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107040816
830		0	_aCambridge Classical Studies.
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139629379
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c37057 _d37057