{"product_id":"on-the-republic-and-on-the-laws-paperback-softback-9780801478918","title":"\"on the Republic\" and \"on the Laws\" (Paperback \/ softback) 9780801478918","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003e\"on the Republic\" and \"on the Laws\"\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), David Fott (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780801478918\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 January 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 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\u003eFott accomplishes what he has set out to do: provide an accessible translation that focuses more on the text than on the secondary scholarship. Fott's translation will prove a handy reference guide for anyone interested in either or both of these political works. It would be exceptionally well-suited for an undergraduate class on cicero, Roman philosophy, or the reception of Greek philosophy by the Romans, and I look forward to adopting it for my own students.\u003c\/p\u003e - Polis (The Journal for Ancient Greek Political Thought)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCicero's \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Laws\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e are his major works of political philosophy.\u003c\/b\u003e They offer his fullest treatment of fundamental political questions: Why should educated people have any concern for politics? Is the best form of government simple, or is it a combination of elements from such simple forms as monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy? Can politics be free of injustice? The two works also help us to think about natural law, which many people have considered since ancient times to provide a foundation of unchanging, universal principles of justice.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e features a defense of politics against those who advocated abstinence from public affairs. It defends a mixed constitution, the actual arrangement of offices in the Roman Republic, against simple forms of government. The \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRepublic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e also supplies material for students of Roman history-as does \u003cb\u003eOn the Laws\u003c\/b\u003e. The \u003cb\u003eLaws\u003c\/b\u003e, moreover, presents the results of Cicero's reflections as to how the republic needed to change in order not only to survive but also to promote justice David Fott’s vigorous yet elegant English translation is faithful to the originals. It is the first to appear since publication of the latest critical edition of the Latin texts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book contains an introduction that both places Cicero in his historical context and explicates the timeless philosophical issues that he treats. The volume also provides a chronology of Cicero’s life, outlines of the two works, and indexes of personal names and important terms.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Note on the Text and the Translation\u003cbr\u003e Chronology of Cicero's Life\u003cbr\u003e Outlines of On the Republic and On the Laws\u003cbr\u003e On the Republic (with explanatory notes)\u003cbr\u003e Book 1\u003cbr\u003e Book 2\u003cbr\u003e Book 3\u003cbr\u003e Book 4\u003cbr\u003e Book 5\u003cbr\u003e Book 6\u003cbr\u003e Fragments of Uncertain Location\u003cbr\u003e On the Laws (with explanatory notes)\u003cbr\u003e Book 1\u003cbr\u003e Book 2\u003cbr\u003e Book 3\u003cbr\u003e Fragments\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index of Personal Names\u003cbr\u003e Index of Terms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685359546648,"sku":"9780801478918","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/on-the-republic-and-on-the-laws-paperback-softback-9780801478918","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}