The Republic: AND The Laws (Oxford World's Classics) (Paperback)
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Short Description for The Republic: AND The Laws In the OXFORD WORLD'S CLASSICS series, a new English translation of Cicero's works. The first centres on a plea for responsible Roman government based on Greek polictical theory, while its sequel expounds the influential doctrine of Natural Law, setting out an ideal code for a reformed Roman Republic.
Full description- Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
- Published: 19 November 1998
- Format: Paperback 288 pages
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- Categories: Literary Essays | Literary Studies: Classical, Early & Medieval | Political Science & Theory | Political Structure & Processes | Roman Law | Classical History / Classical Civilisation
- ISBN 13: 9780192832368 ISBN 10: 0192832360
- Sales rank: 1,049,719
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Full description for The Republic: AND The Laws
'However one defines Man, the same definition applies to us all. This is sufficient proof that there is no essential difference within mankind.' (Laws l.29-30) Cicero's The Republic is an impassioned plea for responsible governement written just before the civil war that ended the Roman Republic in a dialogue following Plato. Drawing on Greek political theory, the work embodies the mature reflections of a Roman ex-consul on the nature of political organization, on justice in society, and on the qualities needed in a statesman. Its sequel, The Laws, expounds the influential doctrine of Natural Law, which applies to all mankind, and sets out an ideal code for a reformed Roman Republic, already half in the realm of utopia. This is the first complete English translation of both works for over sixty years and features a lucid Introduction, a Table of Dates, notes on the Roman constitution, and an Index of Names.
