Autore: Morel, Pierre Marie
Titolo: Naturae congruens
Rivista/Miscellanea: Cassan, Melania & Castellani, Barbara & Masi, Francesca, Episteme e Ratio, Tab Edisioni, 2025, 492 p.
Anno edizione: 2025
Pagine: 341-361
Parole chiave: Philosophie - Filosofia - Philosophy, Politique - Politica - Politics, Sources - Fonti - Sources
Descrizione: Cicero’s attacks on Epicurean ethics are explicit and have been frequently analysed. However, the political aspect of his polemic is often neglected. Yet there are several indications that, in confronting Epicurus and his followers on the question of moral ends, Cicero was also, often implicitly, concerned with social ties and the obligations of the citizen. The philosophy of pleasure is opposed not only to moral beauty, but also to the duties towards one’s country which, according to Cicero, are written into the nature of human beings. The analysis focuses first on De finibus, before considering the earlier texts (particularly De re publica and De legibus). It is argued that Cicero’s conception of politics in accordance with nature implies a refutation of the Epicurean conception of social ties and participation in politics. For Cicero, the ‘political’ critique of the Garden is neither secondary nor anecdotal.
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Link: https://www.tabedizioni.it/web/content/411604
Sigla autore: Morel 2025
Titolo: Naturae congruens
Rivista/Miscellanea: Cassan, Melania & Castellani, Barbara & Masi, Francesca, Episteme e Ratio, Tab Edisioni, 2025, 492 p.
Anno edizione: 2025
Pagine: 341-361
Parole chiave: Philosophie - Filosofia - Philosophy, Politique - Politica - Politics, Sources - Fonti - Sources
Descrizione: Cicero’s attacks on Epicurean ethics are explicit and have been frequently analysed. However, the political aspect of his polemic is often neglected. Yet there are several indications that, in confronting Epicurus and his followers on the question of moral ends, Cicero was also, often implicitly, concerned with social ties and the obligations of the citizen. The philosophy of pleasure is opposed not only to moral beauty, but also to the duties towards one’s country which, according to Cicero, are written into the nature of human beings. The analysis focuses first on De finibus, before considering the earlier texts (particularly De re publica and De legibus). It is argued that Cicero’s conception of politics in accordance with nature implies a refutation of the Epicurean conception of social ties and participation in politics. For Cicero, the ‘political’ critique of the Garden is neither secondary nor anecdotal.
Opere:
Link: https://www.tabedizioni.it/web/content/411604
Sigla autore: Morel 2025
