{"product_id":"on-duties-paperback-softback-9781501704529","title":"On Duties (Paperback \/ softback) 9781501704529","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOn Duties\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMarcus Tullius Cicero (Author), Benjamin Patrick Newton (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501704529\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 July 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewton's translation is an exemplary accomplishment, scrupulously bringing Cicero's great work to life in English for perhaps the first time. It merits the translator's equivalent of summa cum laude: to an unprecedented degree, Newton's \u003ci\u003eOn Duties\u003c\/i\u003e is Cicero's \u003ci\u003eOn Duties\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e - Eli Friedland (Interpretation)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This new translation of Cicero's \u003ci\u003eDe Officiis\u003c\/i\u003e, which combines scrupulous faithfulness to the Latin text with smooth readability in English, is a welcome gift to students of manners, morals, ethics, and politics. Cicero’s classic book, somewhat neglected over the last century or so, is due for a revival of interest; this translation, together with its helpful aids to interpretation, should contribute to that end.\"\u003c\/b\u003eâ•James H. Nichols, Claremont McKenna Colleg\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis new edition of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Duties\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e aims to provide readers who cannot read Latin but wish to study the book with a literal yet elegant translation.\u003c\/b\u003e It features an introduction, outline, footnotes, interpretative essay, glossary, and indexes, making Cicero’s thought accessible to a general audience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenjamin Patrick Newton’s translation of Cicero’s \u003ci\u003eOn Duties\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Duties\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e was championed by important thinkers including Thomas Aquinas, Montesquieu, and Voltaire, and it was one of the earliest books printed on the Gutenberg press.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe true significance of \u003ci\u003eOn Duties\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523380080920,"sku":"9781501704529","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/on-duties-paperback-softback-9781501704529","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}