Good and Evil. De Finibus, III.
Beautiful Letters| N° d'inventaire | 3236 |
| Format | 11 x 18 |
| Détails | 94 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 1997 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782251799186 |
Classic bilingual collection. Book III of De finibus is one of the most elegant expositions of Stoic philosophy. It's not all there, obviously. It's Cato, the wise man who died at Utica, who is supposed to be speaking. Speaking as a Stoic requires a reflection on style, the style of philosophy in general, and of Stoic philosophy in particular. Here we touch on Cicero's great problem, which is to give philosophy to Rome, by making it pass from Greek to Latin. And what Cato shows is how the wise man is both born for a fulfillment and revealed by a rupture that makes him of a specific essence. On the grace of being wise...
Classic bilingual collection. Book III of De finibus is one of the most elegant expositions of Stoic philosophy. It's not all there, obviously. It's Cato, the wise man who died at Utica, who is supposed to be speaking. Speaking as a Stoic requires a reflection on style, the style of philosophy in general, and of Stoic philosophy in particular. Here we touch on Cicero's great problem, which is to give philosophy to Rome, by making it pass from Greek to Latin. And what Cato shows is how the wise man is both born for a fulfillment and revealed by a rupture that makes him of a specific essence. On the grace of being wise...