The Cambridge Companion to Cicero's Philosophy

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Cicero is one of the most important and influential thinkers within the history of Western philosophy. For the last thirty years, his reputation as a philosopher has once again been on the rise after close to a century of very low esteem. This Companion introduces readers to 'Cicero the philosopher' and to his philosophical writings. It provides a handy port-of-call for those interested in Cicero's original contributions to a wide variety of topics such as epistemology, the emotions, determinism and responsibility, cosmopolitanism, republicanism, philosophical translation, dialogue, aging, friendship, and more. The international, interdisciplinary team of scholars represented in this volume highlights the historical significance and contemporary relevance of Cicero's writings, and suggests pathways for future scholarship on Cicero's philosophy as we move through the twenty-first century. Title Pages Dedication Contents Contributors Preface Cicero’s Philosophical Works A Note on Abbreviations Introduction 1. Cicero’s Philosophical Writing in Its Intellectual Context 2. The Ciceronian Dialogue 3. Philosophy in Cicero’s Letters 4, Philosophy in Cicero’s Speeches 5. Cicero and the Creation of a Latin Philosophical Vocabulary 6. Cicero and Plato 7. Cicero's Academic Skepticism 8. Cosmology, Theology, and Religion 9. Determinism, Fate, and Responsibility 10. Cicero on the Emotions and the Soul 11. Ethical Theory and the Good Life 12. Nature and Social Ethics 13. Philosophy, Rhetoric, and Politics 14. Cicero's Republicanism 15. Empire, Just Wars, and Cosmopolitanism 16. Cicero and Augustine 17. Cicero and Eighteenth-Century Political Thought 18. Cicero and Twenty-First-Century Political Philosophy Bibliography Index of Cicero’s Texts General Index Series page