Cicero, De Natura Deorum Libri Tres: With Introduction and Commentary

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First published between 1880 and 1885, Joseph B. Mayor's three-volume edition of De Natura Deorum is remarkable for its thorough commentary. This volume contains Cicero's Book 2, which presents the Stoic argument for the existence of the gods and their providential ordering of the universe. Set within the home of the orator Caius Aurelius Cotta, it follows the Epicurean and Academic arguments of Book 1. Here the Stoic Balbus defends his basic premise that the majesty of creation - the harmony existing among infinitely varied phenomena - can only derive from the wisdom of divine reason. As the fullest expression of Stoic theology in De Natura Deorum, this book provides crucial insight into the school's views on cosmology, divine providence, and the role of deities in representing the natural universe. It reveals Cicero's intellectual range as he evaluates the major metaphysical debates dividing the Roman philosophical schools.

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PREFATORY NOTE
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INTRODUCTION
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Text of Book II. with Critical Notes
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Commentary on Book II
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Mr Swainson's Collations of Book II
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

PREFATORY NOTE
pp v-viii

Contents
pp ix-x

INTRODUCTION
pp xi-xxiv

Text of Book II. with Critical Notes
pp 1-64

Commentary on Book II
pp 65-292

Mr Swainson's Collations of Book II
pp 293-319

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Frontmatter pp i-iv

PREFATORY NOTE pp v-viii

Contents pp ix-x

INTRODUCTION pp xi-xxiv

Text of Book II. with Critical Notes pp 1-64

Commentary on Book II pp 65-292

Mr Swainson's Collations of Book II pp 293-319

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

PREFATORY NOTE
pp v-viii

Contents
pp ix-x

INTRODUCTION
pp xi-xxiv

Text of Book II. with Critical Notes
pp 1-64

Commentary on Book II
pp 65-292

Mr Swainson's Collations of Book II
pp 293-319