{"product_id":"tusculan-disputations-paperback","title":"Tusculan Disputations - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eQuintus Curtius\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eMarcus Tullius Cicero\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe statesman, orator, and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero remains a writer whose influence has been felt for many centuries. \u003ci\u003eTusculan Disputations\u003c\/i\u003e is his most wide-ranging philosophical work, and was intended to introduce the Roman people to the pleasures and benefits of the study of philosophy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a series of stimulating dialogues, \u003ci\u003eTusculan Disputations\u003c\/i\u003e examines some of the most fundamental questions of human life: the fear of death, the endurance of pain, the alleviation of sorrow, the various disorders of the soul, and the necessity of virtue for a happy life. These dialogues--accessible yet movingly profound--are perhaps even more relevant today than when they were first written. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the first complete translation of \u003ci\u003eTusculan Disputations\u003c\/i\u003e to appear in English in nearly a hundred years. It uses a modern, vigorous idiom and a clear formatting of the dialogues to enhance understanding and readability. Translator Quintus Curtius, who has also translated Cicero's \u003ci\u003eOn Duties\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn Moral Ends\u003c\/i\u003e, has returned to the original Latin text to produce an edition that is accessible for the general reader, while rigorous enough for the serious student. It contains: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1. A detailed foreword and introduction\u003cbr\u003e2. Summaries of the arguments of each book\u003cbr\u003e3. Over six hundred and thirty annotations that explain places, names, and nuances in the text\u003cbr\u003e4. Illustrations and photographs\u003cbr\u003e5. A comprehensive index\u003cbr\u003e6. Modern formatting of the dialogues for ease of reading and comprehension \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new translation restores Cicero's classic to its proper place in the history of Western philosophy.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 286\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48270444167417,"sku":"9798451486177","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/wX7AEGbpzR9798451486177.webp?v=1775800333","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/tusculan-disputations-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}