Cicero on the Philosophy of Religion: On the Nature of the Gods and On Divination
Author:   J. P. F. Wynne (University of Utah)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781107070486


Pages:   318
Publication Date:   17 October 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   J. P. F. Wynne (University of Utah)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9781107070486


ISBN 10:   1107070481
Pages:   318
Publication Date:   17 October 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Introduction. Cicero and the translation of philosophy from Greece to Rome; 1. Cicero's project in On the Nature of the Gods and On Divination; 2. The beatitude of Gaius Velleius; 3. Balbus the reformer and Cotta the pontifex; 4. Quintus' Stoic case for divination; 5. Marcus' arguments against divination; 6. Marcus' moderation; Appendix 1. Terminology in DND and Div. for religious virtues and vices, and Greek equivalents; Appendix 2. Velleius' strategies against his opponents; Appendix 3. Balbus' classification of the gods.

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'The burgeoning interest in Cicero's writings on philosophy takes a different turn in this pioneering treatment of his works on religion. J. P. F. Wynne provides a lucid, accessible, and attractively written introduction to Cicero's distinctive brand of sceptical dialogue in general, before turning to his markedly contrasting treatments of theology and of divination. His new book makes a powerful case for taking them to constitute a single extended and sophisticated project: 'moderating' religion, to secure it from the extremes of impiety and superstition.' Malcolm Schofield, University of Cambridge


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J. P. F. Wynne is Associate Professor of Classics in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at the University of Utah. He is a scholar of later ancient Greek and Roman philosophy and religion, and a specialist on Cicero, Stoic and sceptical philosophy, and the philosophy of religion in the ancient world.

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