Written Republic
In the 40s BCE, during his forced retirement from politics under Caesar''s dictatorship, Cicero turned to philosophy, producing a massive and important body of work. As he was acutely aware, this was an unusual undertaking for a Roman statesman because Romans were often hostile to philosophy, perceiving it as foreign and incompatible with fulfilling one''s duty as a citizen. How, then, are we to u...
In the 40s BCE, during his forced retirement from politics under Caesar''s dictatorship, Cicero turned to philosophy, producing a massive and important body of work. As he was acutely aware, this was an unusual undertaking for a Roman statesman because Romans were often hostile to philosophy, perceiving it as foreign and incompatible with fulfilling one''s duty as a citizen. How, then, are we to u...
