Autore: Mitsis, Phillip
Titolo: Sunt autem privata nulla natura: Cicero and the Early Modern History of Property
Rivista/Miscellanea: in Hahmann, Andree & Vazquez, Michael, Cicero as Philosopher - New Perspectives on His Philosophy and Its Legacy, De Gruyter, 2025, 412 p.
Luogo edizione: Berlin Boston
Editore: De Gruyter
Anno edizione: 2025
Pagine: 347-366
Parole chiave: Droit - Diritto - Law, Héritage - Fortuna - Legacy, Philosophie - Filosofia - Philosophy
Descrizione: Phillip Mitsis underscores the subtlety and nuance of early modern readings of Cicero. Placing more credence in historical interpretations of Cicero’s views on property, Mitsis cautions us against assimilating Cicero’s views to our own. The debate among contemporary scholars on this issue has centered on the extent to which Cicero’s theory of property is rooted in “possessive individualism” or in a natural law theory that embeds property in the social bonds of community. Through careful examination of current translations and comparison with their early modern predecessors, Mitsis argues that this debate is based in part on the intrusion of contemporary ideas into the interpretation of Cicero [Hahmann & Vazquez 2025, 9].
Sigla autore: Mitsis 2025
Titolo: Sunt autem privata nulla natura: Cicero and the Early Modern History of Property
Rivista/Miscellanea: in Hahmann, Andree & Vazquez, Michael, Cicero as Philosopher - New Perspectives on His Philosophy and Its Legacy, De Gruyter, 2025, 412 p.
Luogo edizione: Berlin Boston
Editore: De Gruyter
Anno edizione: 2025
Pagine: 347-366
Parole chiave: Droit - Diritto - Law, Héritage - Fortuna - Legacy, Philosophie - Filosofia - Philosophy
Descrizione: Phillip Mitsis underscores the subtlety and nuance of early modern readings of Cicero. Placing more credence in historical interpretations of Cicero’s views on property, Mitsis cautions us against assimilating Cicero’s views to our own. The debate among contemporary scholars on this issue has centered on the extent to which Cicero’s theory of property is rooted in “possessive individualism” or in a natural law theory that embeds property in the social bonds of community. Through careful examination of current translations and comparison with their early modern predecessors, Mitsis argues that this debate is based in part on the intrusion of contemporary ideas into the interpretation of Cicero [Hahmann & Vazquez 2025, 9].
Sigla autore: Mitsis 2025
