LEADER 03040nam 22004935 450 001 9910819882803321 005 20220414235757.0 010 $a1-5017-0597-0 024 7 $a10.7591/9781501705977 035 $a(CKB)3710000000830665 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4648709 035 $a(DE-B1597)496458 035 $a(OCoLC)957465291 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781501705977 035 $a(PPN)228283140 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000830665 100 $a20190708d2016 fg 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aOn Duties /$fMarcus Tullius Cicero 210 1$aIthaca, NY :$cCornell University Press,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (247 pages) 225 0 $aAgora Editions 311 0 $a1-5017-0652-7 311 0 $a1-5017-0451-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$tOutline --$tOn Duties --$tBook One --$tBook Two --$tBook Three --$tInterpretative Essay --$tGlossary --$tSelected Bibliography --$tIndex of Names and Places --$tIndex of Subjects 330 $aBenjamin Patrick Newton's translation of Cicero's On Duties is the most complete edition of a text that has been considered a source of moral authority throughout classical, medieval, and modern times. Marcus Tullius Cicero was a preeminent Roman statesman, orator, and philosopher who introduced philosophy into Rome, and through Rome, into Christendom and the modern world. On Duties was championed by important thinkers including Thomas Aquinas, Montesquieu, and Voltaire, and it was one of the earliest books printed on the Gutenberg press.The true significance of On Duties lies in its examination of several fundamental problems of political philosophy, the most important being the possible conflict between the honorable and the useful. The honorable encompasses the virtues of human beings, which include justice and concern for the common good. The useful refers to the needs of living beings, which includes certain necessities and concern for private good. Only by understanding the possible conflict between these two sides of human nature, Cicero declares, may we understand our duties to our community and to ourselves. This new edition of On Duties aims to provide readers who cannot read Latin but wish to study the book with a literal yet elegant translation. It features an introduction, outline, footnotes, interpretative essay, glossary, and indexes, making Cicero's thought accessible to a general audience. 410 0$aAgora editions (Cornell University Press) 606 $aEthics$vEarly works to 1800 615 0$aEthics 676 $a171/.2 700 $aCicero$b Marcus Tullius$082411 701 $aNewton$b Benjamin Patrick$01718830 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819882803321 996 $aOn Duties$94116104 997 $aUNINA