On the Good Life
- 作者
- 出版社 penguin
- 出版时间 1980年4月
- ISBN 9780140442441
- 定价 125.80
内容简介
ForthegreatRomanoratorandstatesmanCicero(106-43BC),'thegoodlife'wasatoncealifeofcontentmentandoneofmoralvirtue–andthetwowereinescapablyintertwined.Thisvolumebringstogetherawiderangeofhisreflectionsontheimportanceofmoralintegrityinthesearchforhappiness.Inessaysthatarearticulate,meditativeandinspirational,Ciceropresentshisviewsonthesignificanceoffriendshipanddutytostateandfamily,andoutlinesaclearsystemofpracticalethicsthatisbothsimpleanduniversal.Theseworksofferatimelessreflectiononthehumancondition,andafascinatinginsightintothemindofoneofthegreatestthinkersofancientRome.MichaelGrant'stranslationfullyconveystheeloquenceoftheoriginalworks,whilehisilluminatingintroductiondiscussesCicero'slifeandtimes,andthephilosophicalschoolsofthoughtthatinfluencedhim.ThiseditionalsoincludesappendicesdetailingthefurtherwritingofCicero,genealogical-tables,mapsandanindex.
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