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Beautiful Letters| N° d'inventaire | 18016 |
| Format | 11 x 18 |
| Détails | 526 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2014 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782251802299 |
Classic bilingual collection. In the treatise De officiis, addressed to his son at the end of 44 BC, Cicero (106-43) adapts and continues the work devoted by the Stoic philosopher Panetius to the question of "duty" (kathêkon/officium), that is to say, of appropriate action. It is, in fact, a question of determining the forms taken by moral action, which, while being perfect only in the wise, nevertheless conforms to right reason in the aspirant to wisdom. The first book explores the concept of honestum (honesty as a criterion of moral action), which is broken down into four cardinal virtues, the main one being justice. Then, in Book II, Cicero examines the concept of usefulness, which he finally confronts, in Book III, with honesty, defending the thesis that, despite appearances, nothing dishonest can ever be truly useful.
Classic bilingual collection. In the treatise De officiis, addressed to his son at the end of 44 BC, Cicero (106-43) adapts and continues the work devoted by the Stoic philosopher Panetius to the question of "duty" (kathêkon/officium), that is to say, of appropriate action. It is, in fact, a question of determining the forms taken by moral action, which, while being perfect only in the wise, nevertheless conforms to right reason in the aspirant to wisdom. The first book explores the concept of honestum (honesty as a criterion of moral action), which is broken down into four cardinal virtues, the main one being justice. Then, in Book II, Cicero examines the concept of usefulness, which he finally confronts, in Book III, with honesty, defending the thesis that, despite appearances, nothing dishonest can ever be truly useful.