Bar-Ilan University Press

On the Final Ends of Good and Evil (De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum) Cicero

John Glucker

In this work, written in 45 B.C.E in the form of three dialogues, Cicero explains and discusses the views of the three major philosophical schools of his age - the Epicureans, the Stoics, and the Peripatetics - on the issue of the highest good, or the final aim of all human actions. Translated from the Latin by Aviva Katzir, with introduction and notes by J. Glucker. Co-published with "Translations from World Literature'' sponsored by The National Council of Culture and the Arts.

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Danacode: 110-20004 ISBN: 965-226-188-2 Language: Hebrew Pages: 250 Weight: 500 gr Dimensions: 15X22 cm Publication Date: 01/1997 Publisher: Bar-Ilan University Press

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