The nature of the gods /
Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
The nature of the gods / Cicero ; translated with introduction and explanatory notes by P.G. Walsh. - New York : Clarendon Press, 1997. - 1 online resource (lv, 230 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages lii-lv) and index.
The Nature of the Gods.
"Cicero's philosophical works are now exciting renewed interest and more generous appreciation, in part because he provides vital evidence of the views of the (largely lost) Greek philosophers of the Hellenistic age, and partly because of the light he casts on the intellectual life of first-century Rome. Hellenistic philosophy has in recent years attracted growing interest from academic philosophers in Europe and in North America. The Nature of the Gods is a document of central significance in this area, for it presents a detailed account of the theologies of the Epicureans and of the Stoics, together with the critical objections to these doctrines raised by the Academic school. When these Greek theories of deity are translated into the Roman context, a fascinating clash of ideologies results."--BOOK JACKET.
English.
9780191561740 0191561746 0585112088 9780585112084 1280763981 9781280763984
96034884
GB97-22251
Gods, Roman--Early works to 1800.
Theology--Early works to 1800.
RELIGION--Antiquities & Archaeology.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Spirituality--Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
Gods, Roman.
Theology.
Goden.
Dieux romains.
Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures.
Languages & Literatures.
Didactisch proza (teksten)
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Early works.
PA6308.D4 / W35 1997eb
292.07
The nature of the gods / Cicero ; translated with introduction and explanatory notes by P.G. Walsh. - New York : Clarendon Press, 1997. - 1 online resource (lv, 230 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages lii-lv) and index.
The Nature of the Gods.
"Cicero's philosophical works are now exciting renewed interest and more generous appreciation, in part because he provides vital evidence of the views of the (largely lost) Greek philosophers of the Hellenistic age, and partly because of the light he casts on the intellectual life of first-century Rome. Hellenistic philosophy has in recent years attracted growing interest from academic philosophers in Europe and in North America. The Nature of the Gods is a document of central significance in this area, for it presents a detailed account of the theologies of the Epicureans and of the Stoics, together with the critical objections to these doctrines raised by the Academic school. When these Greek theories of deity are translated into the Roman context, a fascinating clash of ideologies results."--BOOK JACKET.
English.
9780191561740 0191561746 0585112088 9780585112084 1280763981 9781280763984
96034884
GB97-22251
Gods, Roman--Early works to 1800.
Theology--Early works to 1800.
RELIGION--Antiquities & Archaeology.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Spirituality--Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
Gods, Roman.
Theology.
Goden.
Dieux romains.
Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures.
Languages & Literatures.
Didactisch proza (teksten)
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Early works.
PA6308.D4 / W35 1997eb
292.07