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Stoic Paradoxes: A New Translation
- De: Quintus Curtius - translator
- Narrado por: Alan Weyman
- Duración: 2 h y 27 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 12
Cicero's Stoic Paradoxes is a brilliant and accessible summary of the six major ethical beliefs of Stoicism. The nature of moral goodness, the possession of virtue, good and bad conduct, the transcendence of wisdom, and the sources of real wealth are all discussed with the author's characteristic intensity and wit. This is the only existing modern translation of this little-known classic, as well as the most detailed study. Translator Quintus Curtius has returned to the original Latin texts to provide a modern, fresh interpretation of these forgotten classics.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An outstanding telling of Cicero's essays.
- De K. Z. Howell en 06-20-18
- Stoic Paradoxes: A New Translation
- De: Quintus Curtius - translator
- Narrado por: Alan Weyman
An Impassioned Vituperific Against the Unvirtuous!
Revisado: 08-15-18
An excellent translation from the original Latin with an empassioned and dignified voice actor. As a student of the language, I caught where Q.C. was really capturing the spirit - modern words with no precise translation, and yet that is precisely (I thought) what Cicero would have said. The material is very relevant today, in particular his admonishment against men who make themselves a slave to sex or a slave to their wives. And there are some utterly beautiful phrases such as "What is the state? A group of dumb brutes? A collection of liars and thieves?" that I plan to add to my quotable vernacular.
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