How to Be a Friend: An Ancient Guide to True Friendship

CiceroPrinceton University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0691177199

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How to Be a Friend: An Ancient Guide to True Friendship

CiceroPrinceton University Press

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ISBN-10: 0691177198 · ISBN-13: 978‑0691177199 · 2016 · 1st Edition

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This Princeton University Press edition presents a lucid translation of Cicero’s seminal treatise on the nature, value, and cultivation of human connection. By examining the moral requirements of loyalty and the intellectual foundations of mutual respect, the text offers a timeless exploration of how virtue serves as the essential bedrock for enduring companionship in both public and private life.

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Publisher: Princeton University Press
1st Edition2016
Pages: 208Language: English

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Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Inferred: Political TheoryInferred: Human ConnectionInferred: Moral PhilosophyInferred: Classical Antiquity

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Cornerstone of: Classical Philosophy

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