The nature of the gods.
The Belles Lettres.| N° d'inventaire | 25608 |
| Format | 13.5 x 21 |
| Détails | 256 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782251339429 |
"The Book Wheel" Collection.
In this dialogue, written at the end of his life, when the political and religious institutions of the Roman Republic were in turmoil, Cicero subjects the theological doctrines of the two dominant philosophies, Epicureanism and Stoicism, to free and critical discussion. In keeping with the tradition of the New Academy, the debate seeks to establish at least a probable definition of the nature of the gods and their relationship with the world of men.
As a philosopher concerned with taking into account cultural and historical determinations in the formation of conceptions of the gods, Cicero contests the validity of the "common notions" on which the Epicureans and the Stoics base their doctrines by opposing them with the diversity of representations of the gods and religious practices. In this way, this dialogue provides an exceptionally rich testimony to all the forms that thought about the divine could take in Antiquity.
"The Book Wheel" Collection.
In this dialogue, written at the end of his life, when the political and religious institutions of the Roman Republic were in turmoil, Cicero subjects the theological doctrines of the two dominant philosophies, Epicureanism and Stoicism, to free and critical discussion. In keeping with the tradition of the New Academy, the debate seeks to establish at least a probable definition of the nature of the gods and their relationship with the world of men.
As a philosopher concerned with taking into account cultural and historical determinations in the formation of conceptions of the gods, Cicero contests the validity of the "common notions" on which the Epicureans and the Stoics base their doctrines by opposing them with the diversity of representations of the gods and religious practices. In this way, this dialogue provides an exceptionally rich testimony to all the forms that thought about the divine could take in Antiquity.