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020			_a9781107338722 (ebook)
020			_z9781107043589 (hardback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aJC81.C7 _bA75 2013
082	0	0	_a320.1 _223
100	1		_aAtkins, Jed W., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aCicero on Politics and the Limits of Reason : _bThe Republic and Laws / _cJed W. Atkins.
246	3		_aCicero on Politics & the Limits of Reason
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2013.
300			_a1 online resource (286 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aCambridge Classical Studies
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aA prolific philosopher who also held Rome's highest political office, Cicero was uniquely qualified to write on political philosophy. In this book Professor Atkins provides a fresh interpretation of Cicero's central political dialogues - the Republic and Laws. Devoting careful attention to form as well as philosophy, Atkins argues that these dialogues together probe the limits of reason in political affairs and explore the resources available to the statesman given these limitations. He shows how Cicero appropriated and transformed Plato's thought to forge original and important works of political philosophy. The book demonstrates that Cicero's Republic and Laws are critical for understanding the history of the concepts of rights, the mixed constitution and natural law. It concludes by comparing Cicero's thought to the modern conservative tradition and argues that Cicero provides a perspective on utopia frequently absent from current philosophical treatments.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107043589
830		0	_aCambridge Classical Studies.
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107338722
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c37090 _d37090